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Factors associated with the size of internal audit functions: evidence from Kuwait

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  • Meshari O. Alhajri

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Purpose - This study aims to examine whether the size of internal audit functions (IAFs) is significantly related to factors documented by related prior auditing research, namely, diffusion of ownership, firm size, affiliation to the financial services industry, proportion of assets in the form of receivables and inventory, audit committee’s size and the presence of risk management committee. Design/methodology/approach - Using data related to companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, this study uses a regression model to examine research hypothesis related to factors predicted to have an association with the size of the firm’s IAF. Findings - The results of the current study provide evidence of a significantly positive relation between the size of the IAF and firm’s affiliation to the finance sector, audit committee’s size and the presence of a separate risk management committee. Such empirical evidence, which stems from the Kuwaiti market, is expected to be valuable for regulators and policy makers as well as audit researchers interested in linking it to the international empirical findings about this issue documented in other audit markets. Originality/value - This study is original because it is the first to empirically examine factors associated with the size of IAFs in the GCC region, including Kuwait.

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  • Meshari O. Alhajri, 2017. "Factors associated with the size of internal audit functions: evidence from Kuwait," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 32(1), pages 75-89, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:majpps:maj-12-2015-1289
    DOI: 10.1108/MAJ-12-2015-1289
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    1. George Drogalas & Michail Nerantzidis & Margaritis Samaras & Michail Pazarskis, 2020. "Audit committee and factors that affect its characteristics: the case of Greece," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 17(4), pages 181-194, December.
    2. Marc Eulerich & Christian Lohmann, 2022. "Information Asymmetries and Intra-Company Monitoring: an Empirical Analysis of Nonlinear Relationships Between Company Characteristics and the Size of the Internal Audit Function," Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research, Springer, vol. 74(1), pages 103-127, March.
    3. Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin & Fitri, Hadiati & Salim, Basariah, 2021. "Audit committee chair overlap, chair expertise, and internal auditing practices: Evidence from Malaysia," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 44(C).

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