Internal Control and Risk Management in Auditing

Internal control is a process, effected by an entity’s personnel, designed to achieve specific objectives. It consists of five interrelated components that help a company direct its objectives and integrate all staff into the process. Although these components are applicable to all companies, small and medium-sized businesses may implement them differently than large ones. Their implementation may be less formal and structured, but it can still be effective.

Audit Risk

Audit risk is the possibility

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Effective Decision-Making: Strategies and Techniques

Decision-making is the selection of a course of action among alternatives. The process leading to decision-making can be viewed as:

  1. Establishment of premises
  2. Identification of alternatives
  3. Evaluation of alternatives in terms of the proposed goal
  4. Choice of an alternative, i.e., making a decision

Limited or Bounded Rationality

Limited information, time, and certainty restrict rationality. Satisficing is the process of selecting a course of action that is satisfactory or acceptable under certain circumstances.

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