Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2

Assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system in the public sector is one of the surest way to identify if public institutions are working effectively to achieve corporate objectives. The objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the internal control systems in the MMDA’S...

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Main Author: Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2019-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Public Administration
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/23553/18124
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description Assessing the effectiveness of the internal control system in the public sector is one of the surest way to identify if public institutions are working effectively to achieve corporate objectives. The objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the internal control systems in the MMDA’S. The study made use of convenience and purposive sampling method to sample data. It was observed that there is an existence of internal control system in the Adenta. Municipal Assembly and it is very effective in the achievement of the Assembly’s objectives. The Writer recommended that the government should employ more personnel who are members of the professional bodies such as the ICA Ghana, ACCA, and CIMA into the unit, this is because with their knowledge and in-depth study of their profession it will help to reduce the problems of internal control as highlighted in this work.
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spelling doaj.art-e8c39251871848f3bad5fca80f889de12022-12-22T03:05:57ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Public Administration2312-83132411-12282019-12-016431233110.22363/2312-8313-2019-6-4-312-33118801Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah0Kuban State UniversityAssessing the effectiveness of the internal control system in the public sector is one of the surest way to identify if public institutions are working effectively to achieve corporate objectives. The objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the internal control systems in the MMDA’S. The study made use of convenience and purposive sampling method to sample data. It was observed that there is an existence of internal control system in the Adenta. Municipal Assembly and it is very effective in the achievement of the Assembly’s objectives. The Writer recommended that the government should employ more personnel who are members of the professional bodies such as the ICA Ghana, ACCA, and CIMA into the unit, this is because with their knowledge and in-depth study of their profession it will help to reduce the problems of internal control as highlighted in this work.http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/23553/18124internal control systemseffectivenesspublic sectoradmaadenta municipal assemblyghana
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Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2
RUDN Journal of Public Administration
internal control systems
effectiveness
public sector
adma
adenta municipal assembly
ghana
title Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2
title_full Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2
title_fullStr Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2
title_full_unstemmed Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2
title_short Study on the Effectiveness of Internal Control Systems in Ghana Public Sector: A Look into the District Assemblies. Part 2
title_sort study on the effectiveness of internal control systems in ghana public sector a look into the district assemblies part 2
topic internal control systems
effectiveness
public sector
adma
adenta municipal assembly
ghana
url http://journals.rudn.ru/public-administration/article/viewFile/23553/18124
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