March 2003

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A Balanced Scorecard Framework for Internal Auditing Departments

Internal auditing's changing mission, roles, and strategies have led departments to rethink and refine their strategy and performance priorities. The balanced scorecard is an effective tool for fine-tuning and implementing strategy and for showcasing the value of an internal audit department. This book, by Mark L. Frigo, Ph.D., can help you refine and translate your departmental strategy into positive action using a balanced scorecard framework.

96 pages, order number 414
IIA member price US $50; nonmember price US $65

Enterprise Risk Management: Pulling It All Together

This new report examines the role of internal audit in implementing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in five different types of organizations: electric utilities, manufacturing, retailing, oil and gas operations, and the public sector. This groundbreaking research report, authored by Paul L. Walker, Ph.D., William G. Shenkir, Ph.D., and Thomas L. Barton, Ph.D., demonstrates how ERM can help organizations focus the efforts of employees on the most important issues and boost shareholder value.

163 pages, order number 456
IIA member price US $100; nonmember price US $125

Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures: Control and Audit Best Practices

This research examines current practices employed by internal audit departments in support of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The researchers Georges M. Selim, Ph.D., FIIA (UK), Sudi Sudarsanam, Ph.D., and Michael K. Lavine, CIA, targeted the challenges to the control processes that emerge as different business cultures are blended into one entity. The research also examines the participation of internal audit departments in organizing, staffing, reporting, and monitoring the business combination activities.

125 pages, order number 464
IIA member price US $100; nonmember price US $125

Research Opportunities in Internal Auditing

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