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  • Mu’azu Saidu Badara

    • Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
    • Malaysia

  • Siti Zabedah Saidin

    • Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
    • Malaysia

Abstract

Risk management can play important role in ensuring objective achievement of organizations. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between risk management and internal audit effectiveness at local government level. The paper is a literature review paper and the paper concluded that risk management can influence the effectiveness of internal auditors at local level. The paper needs to be validated empirically.

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Badara, M. S., & Saidin, S. Z. (2012). The Relationship between Risk Management and Internal Audit Effectiveness at Local Government Level. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 3(12), 389-396. https://doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v3i12.727

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2012-12-15

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