Search for dissertations about: "audit systems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words audit systems.

2. 1. The Auditor at Work : A study of auditor practice in Big 4 audit firms

   Author : Pernilla Broberg; Anne Loft; Torbjörn Tagesson; Bino Catasús; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Auditing; Auditors; Practice; Profession; Structure; Judgment; Comfort; Audit quality; Audit firm; Big 4; Auditing; auditors; practice; profession; structure; judgment; comfort; audit quality; Big 4; audit firms;

   Abstract : By combining different aspects of auditing and by focusing on the individual auditor and observing auditors at work, this dissertation explores the auditing concept. It focuses on activities carried out by auditors in local settings and how the macro-level phenomenon of “auditing” is realised in micro-level, day-to-day audit work. READ MORE

4. 2. Privacy-aware Use of Accountability Evidence

   Author : Jenni Reuben; Simone Fischer-Hübner; Siani Pearson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Privacy; accountability; audit; evidence; system traces; provenance; access control; privacy compliance; security; Computer Science; Datavetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the evidence that enable accountability, the privacy risks involved in using them and a privacy-aware solution to the problem of unauthorized evidence disclosure. Legal means to protect privacy of an individual is anchored on the data protection perspective i.e., on the responsible collection and use of personal data. READ MORE

5. 3. Energy systems analysis of Swedish pulp and paper industries from a regional cooperation perspective : Case study modeling and optimization

   Author : Sofia Klugman; Bahram Moshfegh; Thore Berntsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial energy system; Optimization; District heating; Energy audit; Co-operation; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The industrial sector uses about one third of the energy end-use in the world. Since energy use in many cases highly affects both the local and global environment negatively, it is of common interest to increase energy efficiency within industries. READ MORE

6. 4. Energy use and environmental impact from hotels on Adriatic Coast in Croatia : current status and future possibilities for HVAC systems

   Author : Vlasta Zanki Alujevic; Per Lundqvist; Dagnia Blumberga; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HVAC systems; hotels; energy performance; energy efficiency; environmental savings; energy audit; system approach; sustainable energy systems; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses a specific type of energy usage system, “energy usage in hotels”, and how this system behaves. In order to evaluate the current state of energy use in hotels, an energy audit questionnaire was developed and conducted among 31,5% of hotels on the Adriatic coast. READ MORE

7. 5. How does accounting and auditing regulations affect firm growth and cost of capital?

   Author : Asif M Huq; Kenneth Carling; Fredrik Hartwig; Jörgen Elbe; Torbjörn Tagesson; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; New institutional economics; firm growth; small business economics; regulatory reform; audit reform; mandatory audit; audit complexity; SMEs; private limited firms; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

   Abstract : This thesis provides an understanding of how new audit regulation affect firm growth and how audits affect the cost of capital. To investigate the effect of audit reforms on employment growth, we exploited a Swedish reform made in November 2010 that gave certain firms the option to opt out of previously imposed statutory audits. READ MORE