Search for dissertations about: "audit"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 144 swedish dissertations containing the word audit.

  2. 11. 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

  4. 12. Essays on the Audit Process

    Author : Liwei Zhu; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Implementation of the audit process involves auditors’ judgments and decisions and is unique for each engagement. This book comprises four papers, investigating the factors that influence the audit process, which in turn leads to variations in audit and client corporate outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 13. Improving quality of perinatal care through clinical audit : a study from a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Author : Hussein L Kidanto; Lennarth Nyström; Gunilla Lindmark; Siriel Massawe; Geir Jacobsen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Perinatal mortality; perinatal audit; avoidable factors; anaemia in pregnancy; eclampsia; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : Perinatal audit has been tested and proved an important tool for reduction of perinatal mortality and assessment of quality of perinatal care. At Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), a tertiary hospital in Dar es salaam, Tanzania we performed a retrospective cross-sectional study using data from an obstetrics database to classify all perinatal deaths during 1999-2003. READ MORE

  6. 14. Towards an augmented audit service

    Author : Jan Lenning; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; internal audits; quality management; exploitation; management system; external audits; ISO; co-creation; exploration; service logic; process management;

    Abstract : To be competitive performing with good quality, improving customer satisfaction, and increasing operational efficiency have become key. Concepts and methods such as Total Quality Management, Six Sigma and Lean have been implemented to manage these demands. READ MORE

  7. 15. Alcohol Use in Swedish Halls of Residence

    Author : Henrietta Ståhlbrandt; Kliniskt Centrum för Hälsofrämjande Vård; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol; residence halls; intervention; cluster randomised controlled trial; social climate; trajectories; cultural influence; AUDIT; Students;

    Abstract : In the year 2000, the alcohol habits of 1460 Swedish university students living in residence halls were assessed. The students had a mean age of 23.8 years, and 64% were male. The results from this baseline assessment show that the mean AUDIT score (± sd) was 10. READ MORE