This study examined the influence of forensic accounting practices and reduction of fraud in manufacturing industry in Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was utilized to conduct the study. The target population for this study was all the manufacturing firms listed on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market as at 31st December, 2019. Purposive sampling technique was used to select five (5) firms which emerged as the sample of the study. Primary data was used for the study and questionnaires were used as data collection tool. One hundred seventy five (175) copies of structured questionnaires were distributed to forensic accountants and auditors of the selected listed manufacturing companies in which all were retrieved and analyzed. The study results established that forensic accounting had positive and significant effect on financial fraud reduction and improvement of internal control system of manufacturing companies respectively. The study concluded that forensic accounting practices such as; fraud investigation and fraud litigation are very important for the reduction of financial fraud in manufacturing companies. The study recommends that the inclusion of forensic accounting in the code of corporate governance practices will drastically reduce financial fraud in manufacturing industry and that manufacturing companies in Nigeria step up their forensic accounting practices in order to deter fraud. This they can achieve by making forensic auditing of financial records a regular and routine activity.
This study investigated the impact of relationship marketing on consumer buying behavior in the food and This study examined the influence of accounting ethics on the quality of financial reports of Nigerian firms. Specifically, the study focused on the influence of accounting ethics on relevance and faithful representation of financial information of Nigerian firms. Descriptive survey design was utilized to conduct the study. The target population for this study was over 300 accounting practitioners distributed over deposit money banks, Audit firms, educational tertiary institutions and small and medium scale industries in Ibadan, Oyo state. Slovin’s formula was used to determine the sample size, while stratified and convenience sampling techniques was employed to select 171 respondents that participated in the study. Primary data was used for the study. Questionnaires were used as data collection tools. The study results established that accounting ethics (β = 0.282; p < 0.05) and (β = 0.234; p < 0.05) had positive and significant effect on relevance and faithful representation of financial information respectively. The study concluded that high ethical standard is fundamental in achieving an objective, reliable and transparent financial report. The study recommends that firms in Nigeria should put in place ethics and compliance department to direct and monitor ethics implementation in their day-to-day operations and that firms reporting structure should adhere strictly to the financial reporting framework issued by the International Financial Reporting Standards for better and more acceptable financial reports
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