Effect of internal audit, internal control, and audit quality on fraud prevention: Evidence from the public sector in Indonesia
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.22(2).2024.04
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Article InfoVolume 22 2024, Issue #2, pp. 40-50
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Fraud prevention entails developing and implementing risk management strategies, particularly regarding fraud, and establishing internal controls and transparent corporate governance practices to eliminate fraudulent activities. This study aims to examine the effect of internal auditors, internal control, and audit quality on preventing fraud at the Inspectorate of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The sample included 61 government internal auditors of the Inspectorate of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The data collection process was carried out by administering questionnaires using Google Forms. Additionally, this investigation assessed the constructs under scrutiny using a five-point Likert and the partial least square (PLS) approach. The results showed that internal audit has a positive and significant effect on fraud prevention (p < 0.05), internal control has a positive and significant effect on fraud prevention (p < 0.05), and audit quality has no effect on fraud prevention at the Inspectorate of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia (p > 0.05). The Inspectorate of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, should conduct internal audits, implement an internal control system, and pay attention to the quality of audits to make them more effective as a basis for quality decision-making and fraud minimization.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)H11, H83, M42
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References48
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- Figure 1. Research model
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- Table 1. Factor loadings
- Table 2. Average variance extracted
- Table 3. Discriminant validity
- Table 4. Composite reliability and Cronbach’s alpha
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