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Effective organisation and operation characteristics of Internal Audit Departments (IAD) in Greek hotel units (HUs): an empirical perspective

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  • Christos Lemonakis
  • Fotini Voulgaris
  • Emmanuel Sifakis
  • Constantin Zopounidis

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The Internal Audit Department (IAD) provides management with sufficient information to determine whether operations are functioning efficiently, effectively and according to management's goals. The paper attempts to investigate how a well organised IAD in the Greek hotel industry results in lower operating costs and higher quality of services offered. To this context, the research is based on qualitative data derived through questionnaires addressed towards 28 large luxury hotel units (HUs) in Greece. According to up-to-date theoretical and empirical literature, the results point out that the internal control is a crucial function in the firm and especially in the hotel industry, contributing to both the good reputation and the effectiveness of an HU. The findings suggest that there is a significant relationship between HUs size and efficiency and size of the audit department. Large hotels with well organised IADs are found to face lower risks in terms of false information and non-compliance with existing rules and legislation than HUs of smaller size.

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  • Christos Lemonakis & Fotini Voulgaris & Emmanuel Sifakis & Constantin Zopounidis, 2013. "Effective organisation and operation characteristics of Internal Audit Departments (IAD) in Greek hotel units (HUs): an empirical perspective," International Journal of Business Performance Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(3), pages 221-244.
  • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbpma:v:14:y:2013:i:3:p:221-244
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