Search for dissertations about: "Auditing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the word Auditing.

  2. 11. Energy Auditing and Efficiency in a Chain Hotel : the Case of Scandic, Järva Krog

    Author : Branko Simanic; Björn Palm; Folke Björk; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract :   Energy efficiency and conservation measures in hotels is an area of research at the Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH), Sweden. As a continuation of the research work, this project was focused on a hotel's resource-use performance, considering both internal and external factors that influence their consumption. READ MORE

  4. 12. The Prerequisites and Practices of Auditing Residential Care : On the Licensing and Inspection of Residential Homes for Children in Sweden

    Author : David Pålsson; Stefan Wiklund; Marie Sallnäs; Kerstin Svensson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Child welfare; Out-of-home care; Residential care for children and adolescents; Audit; Licensing; Inspection; Quality Indicators; Social Work; socialt arbete;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to describe and analyse the prerequisites and practices of auditing Swedish residential care for children. Residential care is a complex intervention provided to children in vulnerable life situations. READ MORE

  5. 13. Essays on the Supply and Demand for Auditing Service

    Author : Ting Dong; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The market for auditing service is shaped by the demand side and supply side forces. For audit firms and the overall profession, human capital is the most important asset because auditing service is delivered by auditors. READ MORE

  6. 14. Auditing the African State. International Standards and Local Adjustments

    Author : Maria Gustavson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; audit; public administration; development; Africa; organizations; profession;

    Abstract : Norms for how to create accountability within the public sector have long historic roots in organizing the democratic society, where auditors are particular public servants controlling the rest of the public sector performance. Significant divergent understandings of the establishment and development of such accountability mechanisms within states in Sub-Saharan African countries however exists within two different bodies of literature. READ MORE

  7. 15. Determinants of audit fees and the management of corporate disclosures

    Author : Linus Axén; Torbjörn Tagesson; Pernilla Broberg; Stefan Sundgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Audit fees; Audit fee pressure; Annual report; Business risk; Disclosures; Hybrid organizations; Internal auditing; Project manager; Revisionskostnader; Press av revisionskostnader; Årsredovisning; Affärsrisk; Upplysningar; Hybrida organisationer; Internrevision; Projektledare;

    Abstract : Ever since Simunic (1980), a great deal of research has examined the pricing of auditing services. The absence of proprietary audit cost data forces most researchers to use audit fee models linking theoretical concepts to observable data. READ MORE