Management Practice Insights
DOI: 10.59571/mpi.v1i1.3
Year: 2023, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 12-15
Original Article
Vinay Goyal 1,*
1 Associate Professor in the Department of Finance & Economics, SPJIMR, India
*Correspondance: [email protected]
Received Date:04 February 2022, Accepted Date:07 March 2023, Published Date:09 May 2023
Problem of Practice: Have you ever wondered what skeletons are hiding in your organization's closet? Is there a flaw in your incentive structure that encourages employees to hide risks instead of raising them? Have you been with the same auditor, or simply swapping two auditors with similar approaches, for many years now? If your answer is 'yes' to any of these questions, perhaps you should consider opting for a new auditor. Recent research by de Ricquebourg and Maroun suggests that rotating your auditor might bring in some surprises but you will avoid any scandals.
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