Identifying Variables of Performance Audit in Universities of Iran
Subject Areas : Industrial ManagementFatemeh Hamzehnezhad 1 , Hassan Badiei 2 *
1 - MA in Accounting, International University of Qheshm
2 - Faculty Member , Tehran South Branch, Islamic Azad University
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Societal evolutions originate from universities. Due to the scarcity of resources to achieve economic goals, the need to improve the operations and performance audit in order to regulate universities’ activities is critical. Performance audit refers to an independent examination of a program, function, operation or the management systems and procedures of an entity to assess whether the entity is achieving economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the employment of available resources. In this study, we have investigated the feasibility of performance audit establishment in universities of Iran using questionnaire. The population included all auditors who have experience in performance auditing, especially in educational sectors. The sample size is 185. Sixteen performance audit system factors have been identified in the universities according to three elements: ability, authority, and acceptance. To prioritize factors the Friedman test was used. All variables had the equal effect on the establishment of the performance audit.
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1- Absalan, L. (2007). Surveying the obstacles to implementation of performance audit in public institutions (Master dissertation). Arak Islamic Azad University, Arak.
2- Al-Ghanem W., & Hegazy, M. (2011). An empirical analysis of audit delays and timeliness of corporate financial reporting in Kuwait, Eurasian Business Review, 1, 73-90.
3- Ansari, A & Shafiei, H. (2009). Surveying the impacts of internal audit variables on auditing plan. Accounting & Auditing Reviews, 16(58).
4- Babajani, J. & Setayesh, M.H. (2007). Determining performance appraisal indexes and surveying the capabilities of universities and higher education institutes’ accounting systems in order to realization of operational and financial accountability. Accounting & Auditing Reviews, 14(49), 45-66.
5- Cook, T. J., et al. (1995). “Performance Measurement: Lessons Learned for Development Management World Development”, 23, (8), 1303- 1315.
6- El-Hussein E. El-Masry and Kathryn A. Hansen. (2008). Factors Affecting Auditors’ Utilization of Evidential Cues Taxonomy and Future Research Directions, Managerial Auditing Journal, 23, 1.
7- Eskandari, K. (2011). Fundamental principle of performance audit. Auditing Science, 11(4), 100-117.
8- Etebarian, A. et al. (2014). Relationship between performance audit and reduced administrative corruption through the augmentation of transparency, accountability, faith and friendship. Auditing Science, 14(55), 5-30.
9- Etemadi, H. et al. (2009). Human resources’ productivity and its relationship to corporate market value. Business Administration, 1(3), 23-38.
10- Fattahi, S. et al. (2015). Examining the impacts of performance audit on increased productivity in Iranian public sectors (Case study: The Supreme Audit Court of Iran). Auditing Science, 15(61).
11- Faudziah Hanim Fadzil, Hasnah Haron & Muhamad Jantan. (2005). Internal Auditing Practices and Internal Control System , Managerial Auditing Journal, 20 (8.)
12- Favchi, H. (2008). Guidelines for implementing performance audit standards (1st Ed.). Tehran: The Supreme Audit Court of Iran, Operational Auditing Committee.
13- Hassas Yegane, Y. & Jafari, A. (2005). Factors effecting on independence and merit of members of Iranian Association of Certified Public Accountants in delivering certification services. Accounting Studies, (10&11).
14- Hassas Yegane, Y. (2004). The challenges of operational auditing. Hesabdar, (160).
15- Kashanipoor, M et al. (2006). Usefulness of financial statements’ items in forecasting the needed time for auditing. Accounting & Auditing Reviews, (44), 85-103.
16- Kyrilliodou, M. (2004). An Overview of Performance Measures in Higher Education and Libraries, Association of Research Libraries: Http://www.arl.org.
17- Mohammadi, M. (2008). Some challenges of operational audit in Iranian public sector (Master dissertation). The Supreme Audit Court of Iran, Tehran.
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19- Moradi, M. & Poorhossaini, M. (2009). Surveying the relationship between financial and non-financial traits, implementation, duration and auditing completeness in listed companies of Tehran Securities Exchange, (1).
20- Mori Dian, Suzan. (1994). Traditional Changes in the Program and Operational Auditing in Executive Control Schedule in the Contract Services, PhD Thesis, University of South California.
21- Motameni, A. (2009). Obstacles to operational auditing in Iranian public sector (Master dissertation). Payam Noor University, Tehran.
22- Pizzini, R. (2010). The Impact of Internal Audit Function Quality on Audit Delays. University College of Business and Public Administration, 1-41.
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24- Roger, k. (1998). Financial Accountability: A missing link in university Financial reporting system, Clemson University, South Carolina, U.S.A.
25- Salahinejad, M. (2008). The role of operational auditing in strategic management. Hesabdar, (203).