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The Relationship between Audit Experience and Internal Audit Effectiveness in the Public Sector Organizations

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  • Mu’azu Saidu Badara

    (University Utara Malaysia)

  • Siti Zabedah Saidin

    (University Utara Malaysia)

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Experience on organizational operations plays an important role in ensuring objective achievement of such organizations, likewise internal audit experience within an organizations contribute toward objective achievement of such organization. In line with this, the aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between audit experience and internal audit effectiveness in the public sector organiza- tions. The paper is a literature review paper and the paper concluded that audit experience can influence the effectiveness of internal auditors in the public sector organizations. The paper needs to be validated empirically.

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  • Mu’azu Saidu Badara & Siti Zabedah Saidin, 2013. "The Relationship between Audit Experience and Internal Audit Effectiveness in the Public Sector Organizations," International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, vol. 3(3), pages 329-339, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijaraf:v:3:y:2013:i:3:p:329-339
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