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Understanding the Effects of Internal Controls on Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Virginia.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Understanding the Effects of Internal Controls on Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Virginia./
Author:	Hutton, Leon W.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2019,
Description:	178 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-05, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International81-05A.
Subject:	Business administration. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=27545257
ISBN:	9781392766774

Understanding the Effects of Internal Controls on Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Virginia.
Hutton, Leon W.

Understanding the Effects of Internal Controls on Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Virginia. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019 - 178 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-05, Section: A.

Thesis (D.B.A.)--Capella University, 2019.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Fraud is an intentional phenomenon that may strike at any business. While not all fraud is detected, fraud that is exposed consumes, on average, 5% of a company's revenues. Research shows that small businesses are vulnerable to fraud because they lack the resources, and on occasion, the motivation to prevent, detect, and recover from fraudulent occurrences. Internal controls, established and utilized, can mitigate fraud. Many small businesses operate with an atmosphere of trust and do not implement internal controls. Trust is not an internal control. Dishonest employees and business partners can exploit trust. The purpose of this study was to explore and to develop an understanding of veteran small business owners' comprehension of the influence that internal controls have for their businesses. This qualitative, descriptive, embedded research case study has increased the level of knowledge of the mitigating effect of internal controls on fraud for veteran small business owners in Virginia. Previous research has not examined how veteran small business owners' understanding of internal controls on financial and business operations benefit their company's continued success. Research questions examined how a veteran small business owner's understanding of the relationship between internal control systems and organizational performance affects their business, how a veteran small business owner's understanding of the relationship between segregation of duties and organizational performance affects their business, and how a veteran small business owner's understanding of the relationship between verification of transactions and organizational performance affect their business? The population for this study was owners or principal key officers of veteran-owned small businesses operating successfully for at least five years in Virginia. Data collection and analysis included a pilot interview, one-on-one interviews, and a focus group. Thirteen company owners or principals met the research criteria and participated in the study. Findings indicated that business owners or principals are cognizant of the benefit of internal controls, but for companies that do not have federal government contracts, there is a laissez-faire attitude about implementation and employment of internal controls. Companies operating with government contracts employ a robust set of internal controls are continuously looking for ways to improve them and seek out expertise in the audit community to test and validate their existing controls. Future research could examine specific industries or broaden the geographic setting.

ISBN: 9781392766774Subjects--Topical Terms:

3168311
Business administration.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Fraud

Understanding the Effects of Internal Controls on Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Virginia.
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