IMPROVING INTERNAL STANDARDS AND AUDIT QUALITY MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS AT PF MAC ALLIANCE AUDIT ORGANISATION: A PILOT CASE STUDY
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This article examines the current state of internal standards and audit quality management mechanisms using PF MAC ALLIANCE as a single-firm case study. The study aims to systematically assess internal standards across seven domains, identify areas for further development, and formulate practical, research-based recommendations for their improvement. A qualitative pilot case study was conducted between January and JuneKeywords
audit firm, internal standards, audit quality, quality management, risk-based audit, internal monitoring, electronic working papers, pilot case studyReferences
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