| The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification Contributor(s): Power, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198289472 ISBN-13: 9780198289470 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $175.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Since the early 1980s there has been an explosion of auditing activity in the United Kingdom and North America. Why has this happened? This book is the first systematic exploration of "audit" as a principle of social organization and control. The author critically examines the reasons, means, and consequences of this audit explosion. He raises important questions about the efficacy of audit processes and suggests that the consequences of this must be carefully evaluated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Auditing - Business & Economics | Accounting - Managerial |
| Dewey: 657.45 |
| LCCN: 96050995 |
| Lexile Measure: 1480 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.11 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the early 1980s there has been an explosion of auditing activity in the United Kingdom and North America. Why has this happened? This book is the first systematic exploration of audit as a principle of social organization and control. The author critically examines the reasons, means, and consequences of this audit explosion. He raises important questions about the efficacy of audit processes and suggests that the consequences of this must be carefully evaluated. |
