ABSTRACT
The study empirically evaluates
the role of Audit committee in public limited company of some related firms in
Abia state. Generally, Nigeria Breweries Plc and Guinness Nigeria Plc. The
intent of this study is to evaluate the role audit committees play in a firm.
Audit committee has posed a eater concern because of the level of perceived
management fraud and falsified financial statement and auditor 's report. Audit
committee aid to bridge the expectation gap in providing a means by which the
opinion expressed by Auditors on a firm 's financial statement can be seen to
be unbiased and independent. The study involves the survey of Abia state Audit
committees, the researcher adopted quasi or non-experimental research design in
this project. The essence of this design is to enable the researcher gather
information relevant to this project topic. The sample size was derived from a
statistical formular by Taro Yammane (1964). In the data collection the
researcher made use of primary and secondary data to answer the research
question put forward in the paper a sample size of 40 respondents was selected.
The data was analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) test with the computer
soft ware known as SPSS. As a professional body with professional ethics,
greater efficiency, accountability and accuracy is required from the board. The
study recommends that Audit committees should apply a degree of professional
skepticism to their work and obtain reliable evidences and reports from the
auditors.
EWUZIEM, R (2021). Evaluation Of The Role Of Audit Committee In Public Limited Company; A Study Of Selected Firms In Abia State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 01, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-role-of-audit-committee-in-public-limited-company-a-study-of-selected-firms-in-abia-state-7-2
REBECCA, EWUZIEM. "Evaluation Of The Role Of Audit Committee In Public Limited Company; A Study Of Selected Firms In Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 12 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-role-of-audit-committee-in-public-limited-company-a-study-of-selected-firms-in-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 01 Nov. 2024.
REBECCA, EWUZIEM. "Evaluation Of The Role Of Audit Committee In Public Limited Company; A Study Of Selected Firms In Abia State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 12 Aug. 2021. Web. 01 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-role-of-audit-committee-in-public-limited-company-a-study-of-selected-firms-in-abia-state-7-2 >.
REBECCA, EWUZIEM. "Evaluation Of The Role Of Audit Committee In Public Limited Company; A Study Of Selected Firms In Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 01 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-role-of-audit-committee-in-public-limited-company-a-study-of-selected-firms-in-abia-state-7-2