Behind closed doors
Subtitle: what company audit is really about
By: Vivien Beattie, Stella Fearnley, and Richard Brandt ; foreword by Sir David Tweedie
Contributors: Fearnley, Stella; Brandt, Richard T
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Corporations -- Auditing
Description: "This text takes us "behind closed doors" to uncover the nature of the relationship between the audit engagement partner and the company finance director in major listed companies. Based on matched interviews with finance directors and audited engagements partners of six listed companies, the book uncovers both sides' perceptions of how contentious and non contentious issues are resolved.

Insights are provided about the workings of the audit process itself, how negotiation is conducted and the personal relationships and balance of power between the auditors and the board of directors."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Based on research funded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-301) and index