Unit:
Specialty Internal AuditLibrary of the Faculty of Economics and of the Faculty of Business Administration
Author:
Mesaris Dimitrios
Supervisors info:
Dr. Panagiotis Alexakis, Professor of Business Economics and Markets, Department of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Dr. Lamprini Piha, Associate, Faculty of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Dr. Dimitrios Kenourgios, Associate Professor of Finance, Faculty of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Original Title:
The role of human resource management in internal auditor effectiveness
Translated title:
The role of human resource management in internal auditor effectiveness
Summary:
The present Master Thesis investigates Human Resources Management, its influence
on the company’s Strategic Management and its effects on Internal Audit. The specific
Master Thesis is separated into a theoretical and an empirical part. The theoretical part
quotes information given from bibliography and scientific internet pages about Internal
Auditors’ role, recruitment and selection methods. Furthermore it quotes the forms of
reward, compensation, benefit programs and methods for motivating Internal Auditors.
In the theoretical part are described the training methods for the development of Internal
Auditors, the monitoring procedures along with the evaluation methods. Also, the
theoretical part includes theory about communication procedures in an organization.
The empirical part investigates, through a qualitative research based on in-depth
interviews with key respondents from the HR and Internal Audit department, the kind
of Human Resources Management’s influence on the company’s Strategic
Management and the effects of Human Resource Management on Internal Auditor’s
work. Furthermore the empirical part describes the most effective recruitment methods
for attracting talented Internal Auditors, as well as the best methods for selecting the
most competent Internal Auditors among other candidates. In addition, the empirical
part includes the most effective methods for training and developing Internal Auditors.
It quotes the methods for effectively monitoring and evaluating an Internal Auditor’s
performance, the most effective compensation system in order to motivate Internal
Auditors, and the ways of communication improvement among Internal Auditors and
executives departments. Finally, the master thesis provides recommendations for
Human Resources departments in order to enhance Internal Audit performance inside
the organization.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
Human Resource Management, Internal Audit, recruiting, selection, training,communication, strategy
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