The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture

dc.contributor.advisorMinter, Tessa
dc.contributor.authorSithubi, Ropfiwa
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T22:16:35Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T22:16:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-09-27T22:15:39Z
dc.description.abstractThis study sets out a qualitative assessment of the positioning and suitability of the Internal Audit Function (IAF) to perform the assessment of organisational culture within their entities. Literature relating to management science, social psychology and the Internal audit profession was analysed prior to conducting interviews with Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) and Audit Committee Chairpersons across various industries and sectors, to determine their perspectives on: 1. Establishing the definition of organisational culture. 2. Identifying what the key drivers of organisational culture are for the various organisations and assessing how it compares to theoretical framework(s) identified. 3. Determining the characteristics of the IAF that will determine whether or not the IAF is in a position to carry out these assessments. The results show varying perspectives on the definition of organisational culture, pointing to the complexity that is inherent in the process of defining culture. Participants identified key drivers of organisational culture within their organisations which were in line with those identified in the theoretical framework(s) identified, and further identified additional factors that they viewed as resulting in an impact on organisational culture. The results also point to the independence of the IAF placing them in a suitable position to perform the assessment of organisational culture, however, the background education and training they currently undergo is perceived not to provide the suitable skills to perform the assessment of organisational culture.
dc.identifier.apacitationSithubi, R. (2021). <i>The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34002en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSithubi, Ropfiwa. <i>"The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34002en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSithubi, R. 2021. The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34002en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Sithubi, Ropfiwa AB - This study sets out a qualitative assessment of the positioning and suitability of the Internal Audit Function (IAF) to perform the assessment of organisational culture within their entities. Literature relating to management science, social psychology and the Internal audit profession was analysed prior to conducting interviews with Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) and Audit Committee Chairpersons across various industries and sectors, to determine their perspectives on: 1. Establishing the definition of organisational culture. 2. Identifying what the key drivers of organisational culture are for the various organisations and assessing how it compares to theoretical framework(s) identified. 3. Determining the characteristics of the IAF that will determine whether or not the IAF is in a position to carry out these assessments. The results show varying perspectives on the definition of organisational culture, pointing to the complexity that is inherent in the process of defining culture. Participants identified key drivers of organisational culture within their organisations which were in line with those identified in the theoretical framework(s) identified, and further identified additional factors that they viewed as resulting in an impact on organisational culture. The results also point to the independence of the IAF placing them in a suitable position to perform the assessment of organisational culture, however, the background education and training they currently undergo is perceived not to provide the suitable skills to perform the assessment of organisational culture. DA - 2021 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - accounting LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture TI - The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34002 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34002
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSithubi R. The positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,College of Accounting, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34002en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCollege of Accounting
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectaccounting
dc.titleThe positioning and suitability of the internal audit function to perform the assessment of organisational culture
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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