The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device
Corporate Social Responsibility necessitates effective engagement of stakeholders and investors – both at local and international levels. As well as demonstrating that changes in perceptions do not warrant an internship program as a means of reducing the audit expectations gap as misperceptions are...
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| author | Ojo, Marianne Ali, Azham Lee, Teck Heang Mohamad, Rosli Mohamad Yusof, Nor Zalina |
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| description | Corporate Social Responsibility necessitates effective engagement of stakeholders and investors – both at local and international levels. As well as demonstrating that changes in perceptions do not warrant an internship program as a means of reducing the audit expectations gap as misperceptions are still found among respondents on issues of auditing after the completion of the internship program, this chapter will seek to demonstrate why Corporate Social Responsibility endeavors which focus on the mitigation of information asymmetries between the management of an enterprise and local and international investors, also translates to effective corporate social responsibility reporting – in the sense that the engagement of stakeholders - facilitated primarily through legal and ethical responsibilities, ultimately results in the realization of economic and philanthropic responsibilities.From an economic perspective, the mitigation of information asymmetries and systemic risks, without doubt, constitutes the most important of rationales or other objectives that could be presented. |
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| spelling | uum-206572017-01-18T04:25:36Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20657/ The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device Ojo, Marianne Ali, Azham Lee, Teck Heang Mohamad, Rosli Mohamad Yusof, Nor Zalina QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Corporate Social Responsibility necessitates effective engagement of stakeholders and investors – both at local and international levels. As well as demonstrating that changes in perceptions do not warrant an internship program as a means of reducing the audit expectations gap as misperceptions are still found among respondents on issues of auditing after the completion of the internship program, this chapter will seek to demonstrate why Corporate Social Responsibility endeavors which focus on the mitigation of information asymmetries between the management of an enterprise and local and international investors, also translates to effective corporate social responsibility reporting – in the sense that the engagement of stakeholders - facilitated primarily through legal and ethical responsibilities, ultimately results in the realization of economic and philanthropic responsibilities.From an economic perspective, the mitigation of information asymmetries and systemic risks, without doubt, constitutes the most important of rationales or other objectives that could be presented. IGI Global Ojo, Marianne 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed Ojo, Marianne and Ali, Azham and Lee, Teck Heang and Mohamad, Rosli and Mohamad Yusof, Nor Zalina (2016) The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device. In: Analyzing the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Foreign Direct Investment. IGI Global, pp. 162-189. ISBN 9781522503057 http://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0305-7.ch012 doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0305-7.ch012 doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-0305-7.ch012 |
| spellingShingle | QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Ojo, Marianne Ali, Azham Lee, Teck Heang Mohamad, Rosli Mohamad Yusof, Nor Zalina The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| title | The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| title_full | The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| title_fullStr | The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| title_full_unstemmed | The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| title_short | The audit expectations gap: mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| title_sort | audit expectations gap mitigating information asymmetries and corporate social responsibility as a signaling device |
| topic | QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
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