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- Qiang Cheng
- Beng Wee Goh
- Jae B. Kim
Abstract
In this study, we examine whether internal control over financial reporting affects firm operational efficiency. We find that operational efficiency, derived from frontier analysis, is significantly lower among firms with material weaknesses in internal control relative to firms without such weaknesses. We also find that the remediation of material weaknesses leads to an improvement in operational efficiency. Additional analyses indicate that the negative effect of material weaknesses on operational efficiency is stronger for firms with a greater demand for higher quality information for decision making, for weaknesses that are deemed to be more severe, and to a certain extent, for smaller firms. Overall, our study extends the literature by presenting systematic evidence on the effect of effective internal control on operational efficiency and informs the debate over the costs and benefits of the internal control reporting requirements under the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act of 2002. Les auteurs se demandent si le contrôle interne exercé sur l'information financière influe sur l'efficience de l'exploitation de l'entreprise. Ils constatent que l'efficience de l'exploitation, évaluée selon la méthode de l'analyse des frontières, est sensiblement moins élevée chez les entreprises dont le contrôle interne présente d'importantes déficiences par rapport à celles qui ne présentent pas ces déficiences. Ils observent également que le fait de remédier aux déficiences importantes engendre une amélioration de l'efficience de l'exploitation. Des analyses supplémentaires indiquent que l'incidence négative des déficiences importantes sur l'efficience de l'exploitation est plus marquée dans le cas des entreprises à l'égard desquelles l'exigence d'information de qualité supérieure à des fins décisionnelles est plus élevée, dans celui de déficiences jugées plus sérieuses et, dans une certaine mesure, chez les entreprises plus petites. De façon générale, l'étude enrichit la documentation en établissant un lien systématique entre l'efficacité du contrôle interne et l'efficience de l'exploitation, et elle alimente la réflexion sur les coûts et les avantages des obligations d'information sur le contrôle interne auxquelles la Loi Sarbanes‐Oxley de 2002 assujettit les entreprises.
Suggested Citation
Qiang Cheng & Beng Wee Goh & Jae B. Kim, 2018.
"Internal Control and Operational Efficiency,"
Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 35(2), pages 1102-1139, June.
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RePEc:wly:coacre:v:35:y:2018:i:2:p:1102-1139
DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.12409
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