The Audit Committee: Performing Corporate Governance

by Laura F. Spira

Book Overview

Why do we need to understand audit committees? The Cadbury Committee recommended that UK companies should adopt them in response to financial scandals that have stemmed from dubious financial reporting practices. In other countries, similar commissions have made similar recommendations and audit committees are now a common institution. However, many practitioners doubt whether an audit committee really does much to ensure the integrity of a firm's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147577642X
• ISBN13: 9781475776423
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"