Core Concepts of Information Systems Auditing
Author: James E Hunton
Offering concise, readable coverage of information technology auditing, this new book helps readers understand the impact of information and communication technologies on organizations and accountants, and shows how to apply IT-auditing techniques using computer-assisted auditing tools. The book also explores security issues, legal and ethical issues, and more.
* Describes the use of computer assisted audit techniques and computer fraud auditing
* Explains IT audit in the context of the CobiT(r) framework.
* Accompanied by a CD with ACL software, and an appendix contains an audit case requiring its usage. There is also and appendix of IT audit terminology and definitions.
Table of Contents:
IT Audit Overview.Legal and Ethical Issues for IT Auditors.
Information Technology Risks and Controls.
IT Deployment Risks.
Managing the IT Function.
IT Networks and Telecommunications Risks.
E-Business Risks.
Using Computer Assisted Audit Tools and Techniques (CAATTS).
Conducting the IT Audit.
Fraud and Forensic Auditing.
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Human Resource Management in Public Service: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems
Author: Evan M Berman
Effective human resource management is a critical function in today's public workplace. The authors have written a Second Edition to this best seller to help readers develop key skills for success while also reminding them of the complex puzzles and paradoxes of management in the public sector. Human Resource Management in Public Service emphasizes active learning capturing student's interest through end-of-chapter questions and group exercises. The authors provide a selection of HRM material that primarily addresses the needs of generalist public managers while still being appropriate for those seeking an HR career. While highlighting the public service heritage, the chapters reflect the stages of the employment process from start to finish. Readers learn to effectively manage people in the essential aspects of recruitment, selection, training, legal rights and responsibilities, compensation and appraisal. Practical applications, inclusion of essential theories, tools and processes, and the lively, brief presentation of the text can be appreciated by both students and professors alike.
The Second Edition:
- Meets students needs: Added material relevant to the needs of students seeking to promote their careers and on-the-job effectiveness
- Provides end-of-chapter cases:Brief cases added to the end-of-chapter exercises
- Highlights new developments: Insertion of informative textboxes to highlight applications, recent developments, controversial issues, and the like
- Reflects changes in practice: Material in each chapter has been updated andmodified to reflect changes in practice, policy, law, and scholarship in local, state, and federal sectors
- Identifies useful websites: Links with specific, useful information provided in each chapter
- Discusses nonprofit organizations: Provides applications and discussions relevant to nonprofit organizations.
Table of Contents:
| 1 | The public service heritage : context, continuity, and change | 3 |
| 2 | Legal rights and responsibilities : doing the right thing right | 35 |
| 3 | Recruitment : from passive posting to head-hunting | 59 |
| 4 | Selection : from civil service commissions to decentralized decision making | 87 |
| 5 | Position management : judicious plan or jigsaw puzzle? | 121 |
| 6 | Compensation : vital, visible, vicious | 155 |
| 7 | Employee-friendly policies : fashionable, flexible, and fickle | 183 |
| 8 | Training and development : creating learning organizations | 219 |
| 9 | Appraisal : a process in search of a technique | 245 |
| 10 | Unions and the government : protectors, partners, and punishers | 275 |
| 11 | HRM and productivity | 309 |
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