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List of Standard Measures/Symbols and Their Explanations |
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1.7.1 Searching the Underlying Concept |
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1.7.4 Analytical Tools for Interpretation and Conclusion |
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1.7.5 Demographic Profile of Respondents |
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Chapter 2 Quality of Statutory Audit of Financial Statements: A Conceptual Discussion |
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2.2 Quality of Statutory Audit in Financial Statements: A Conceptual Overview |
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2.2.1 Factors of Audit Quality |
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2.2.2 Financial Reporting Supply Chain: Interactions among the Stakeholders |
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2.2.3 Contextual Factors of Audit Quality |
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2.3 Regulatory Framework Governing Audit Quality at the International Level |
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Chapter 3 Quality Control Framework for Statutory Audit of Financial Statements in Select Countries: A Conceptual Review |
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3.2 Review of Quality Control Framework in Select Countries Considering Select Parameters |
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3.2.1 Review of the Quality Control Framework in the United States of America (USA) |
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3.2.2 Review of the Quality Control Framework in the United Kingdom (UK) |
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3.2.3 Review of the Quality Control Framework in India |
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Chapter 4 Quality Control Framework for Statutory Audit in Select Countries: A Comparative Study |
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4.2 Comparative Study of the Quality Control Framework among Select Countries |
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4.2.1 Quality Control Procedure at Firm Level |
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4.2.2 Quality Control Procedure at Engagement Level |
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4.2.3 Overall Objectives of an Independent Auditor |
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4.2.5 Use of the Work of Internal Auditors |
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4.2.9 External Confirmations |
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4.2.10 Using the Work of an Expert |
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4.2.11 Auditing Accounting Estimates |
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4.2.12 Audit Documentation |
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4.2.14 General Issues Governing Quality of Audit |
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Chapter 5 Respondents' Perceptions on Quality Control Procedure for Statutory Financial Audit: An Empirical Study |
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5.2 Objectives of the Study |
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5.3 Selection of Variables |
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5.4 Results and Discussion |
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5.4.1 Reliability of Data |
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5.4.2 Objective 1: Analysing Opinions of CAs and Students on Each Variable under Select Parameters Using the Percentage of Respondents |
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5.4.3 Objective 2: Examining Homogeneity of Opinions between CAs and Students Using the Chi-Square Test of Homogeneity |
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5.4.4 Objective 3: Identifying the Importance Associated with Each Variable by Individual Respondent Groups Using Mean Score |
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5.4.5 Objective 4: Analysing the Significant Differences of Opinions between CAs and Students Using a Nonparametric Mann-Whitney Test |
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5.4.6 Objective 5: Examining Analytically the Relationship between Independent Variables and `Satisfactory Quality Control of Statutory Audit' Using Pearson's Correlation Coefficient and T-Test |
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Chapter 6 Concluding Observations and Suggestions |
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6.2 Summary of Findings of Previous Chapters |
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6.3 Limitations of the Study |
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6.5 Proposals for Further Research |
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Appendix A Select Relevant Table for Chapter 5 |
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Appendix B Questionnaire for Primary Data |
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Bibliography |
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About the Authors |
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Index |
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