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Articles in Feb, 2004 issue of Internal Auditor

• Look to academics
  by Paul P. Hoppe
• IIA Standards revised
  by J. Whitley
• Making sense of Sarbanes-Oxley tools: auditors looking to automate Sarbanes-Oxley compliance tasks face an abundance of software options. Understanding how the tools break down by category may help shed light on this rapidly growing product niche
  by Richard B. Lanza
• Ethics in life
  by Geoff Atwater
• Opening and closing meetings: an audit's success often hinges on the first and last contact with the client
  by Larry D. Hubbard
• Decisions, decisions: is value added by auditing a closing site? One internal auditor has to make that decision on the fly
• Down is up
  by Olivier Lemant
• SEC approves NYSE proposal
  by J. Whitley
• Keeping bribery at bay: firms subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are legally bound to prevent illegal payments. Knowledge of the act's anti-bribery provisions, combined with a tool for measuring bribe propensity, can help pave the way towar
  by Paul J. Herz
• Clarity of risk
  by Barry S. Leithhead
• Balancing relationships: achieving symmetry among the internal audit function, board, and management is more important than ever
  by J. Graham Joscelyne
• CPE Quiz: December 2003
• Culture of understanding
• Audit firm rotation not yet required
  by J. Whitley
• Auditors anonymous
  by J. Michael Jacka
• An uphill battle: as the European Commission's internal audit chief, Jules Muis has battled a culture resistant to modern conceptions of control and responsibility
  by Michael Barrier
• Upholding confidences
  by Nancy L. Sale
• Sarbanes-Oxley: the IT dimension: information technology can represent a key factor in auditors' assessment of financial reporting controls
  by Sally Chan
• A novel credit card scam: exercising a little due diligence, an internal auditor uncovers an attempt by a former employee to defraud the company
  by Scott Langlinais
• Security spending, costs rising
  by T. McCollum
• Make it easy they will come: U.S. corporations are liable for the criminal and fraudulent acts of their employees. But they can mitigate the risk by demonstrating a solid internal corporate compliance program for employee reporting
  by Carol B. Johnson
• Co-thanks
  by Vicki H. Bartlett
• Learning to love the scrutiny: initiating a quality assessment can help an internal audit group come out on top
  by Michael P. Fabrizius
• Do we really need heroes?
  by Gianni Grossi
• Sarbanes-Oxley antifraud guidance
  by D. Salierno
• World-class audit and control practices: John Hancock's detailed processes are proving effective in meeting the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley
  by Donald B. Robitaille
• Minor edits
  by Joanne L. Hodges
• Audit committee guidance developed
  by J. Whitley
• Making new connections: compensation committees present a unique set of risks for internal auditors to consider
  by James Roth