Articles from Internal Auditor (February 1, 2007)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
7 criteria for ethics assessments: organizations can strengthen ethics training programs by focusing on employees' sense of self-efficacy to encourage specific positive actions.	Baggett, Walter O.		2455
A commitment to controls.	Fabrizius, Mike	Letter to the editor	78
A solid reporting line.	Balkaran, Lal	Column	486
An overlooked risk: audits of self-funded health-care plans can apprise management not only of potential fraud, but also of compliance issues requiring remediation.	Applegate, Dennis		1503
Auditing ethics.	Verschoor, Curtis C.	Letter to the editor	179
Compliance automation: software tools can give auditors more insight into the controls and policies their organization needs to meet regulatory mandates.	Dickson, Suzanne	Column	845
Continuous improvement: recommendations from an independent review prompt a CAE to pursue ongoing quality assessments.	Van Wijk, Eelco R.; Holmes, Timothy R.		1382
Creating a rating system.	Agarwal, Anuj	Letter to the editor	157
Destination ahead: establishing an effective risk management regime can be a long and twisting journey, but internal auditors can guide the way.	Psica, Alexandra		1391
Drawing a map of the business: universal Modeling Language diagrams can help internal auditors visualize their organization's business processes.	Andrews, Christine P.		1778
Funding a dream: a trusted employee defrauds a community hospital with a little help from her friends.	Jaenicke, Renee		1051
IFAC issues code of conduct draft.	Salierno, D.		355
Information security becomes a business priority.	Filipek, R.		412
Intelligent fraud fighting: an Internal Organization Security Intelligence system can assist in the prevention, deterrence, and detection of fraudulent activity.	Nyabuto, Sosthenes		2519
Managing change: FASB chairman Robert Herz says that meeting the demand for improved financial reporting standards is a matter of balance.	Salierno, David	Interview	2701
Meeting your needs.	Millage, Anne	Editorial	504
Multinationals aren't planning for crisis events.	Mccollum, T.		346
PCAOB proposes audit standards.	Whitley, J.		323
Reaching a higher level: a series of self-assessment questions may help auditors enhance the credibility and stature of their department.	Glascock, Kenneth		1407
Report benchmarks hotline activities.	Alvarado, K.	Report	330
SEC extends deadlines.	Whitley, J.	Brief article	206
Securities investigations revealed: internal auditors can help demystify the SEC investigatory process for publicly listed companies.	Olach, Tom		1982
Streamlining Sarbanes-Oxley compliance: a publicly traded insurance firm contours its compliance practices by keeping key controls to a manageable level.	Kendall, Kristina	Cover story	2628
The auditor as internal consultant: consulting skills can boost the internal auditor's influence in the organization.	White, Scott D.		2901
Views on bribery.	Van Dame, Lesly; Coderre, David	Letter to the editor	401