... of responsibilities and tasks into separate manageable elements. But more can be learned about an organization by examining the whole and its relationships and patterns. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Audit Quality audit Environmental audit Audit standards Systems theory Wars of the future...

...Michael B. Adams Describes how systems theory, and in particular “hard”and “soft” systems modelling, can provide a framework for the study of internal control and auditing inside organizations. Concludes that useful empirical research and case study work can be carried out using “hard” and “soft...