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Information Technology and its Implication on Internal Auditing in Sri Lankan Companies

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dc.contributor.author Udayangani, M.A.S.
dc.contributor.author Perera, H.A.P.L.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-23T08:19:14Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-23T08:19:14Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.citation Udayangani, M.A.S and Perera, H.A.P.L. (2018). Information Technology and its Implication on Internal Auditing in Sri Lankan Companies. 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p44 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/19654
dc.description.abstract Information Technology (IT) is a very much important function in designing, implementing and directing many controls over the organizations’ business processes. Currently both internal & external auditing processes are rapidly changing and one of the main reasons is the changes in IT. This study aims to find the impact of IT and its implications on Internal Auditing. Further, the study examines the influence from Objectives and the Organizational Characteristics on the IT Evaluations performed in Sri Lankan companies. IT Evaluations, Objectives and Organization Characteristics were used as independent variables and IT Evaluation categories were used as the dependent variable. This study carried out using a standard questionnaire which consists of mainly four parts. 100 questionnaires were distributed to companies representing manufacturing, service, banks and hotel sector using the cluster sampling method. Data received from 80 respondents representing all sectors. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). According to the results of the study, internal auditors mainly focus on traditional risk such as IT data integrity, asset safeguarding, privacy and security and less attention has given to system development and acquisition en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Information Technology en_US
dc.subject Internal Auditing en_US
dc.subject IT Evaluations en_US
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US
dc.title Information Technology and its Implication on Internal Auditing in Sri Lankan Companies en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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