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Coordination challenges in implementing the three lines of defense model
Author(s) -
Bantleon Ulrich,
d'Arcy Anne,
Eulerich Marc,
Hucke Anja,
Pedell Burkhard,
RatzingerSakel Nicole V.S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of auditing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1099-1123
pISSN - 1090-6738
DOI - 10.1111/ijau.12201
Subject(s) - corporate governance , stakeholder , business , internal audit , audit , accounting , function (biology) , process management , work (physics) , variance (accounting) , external auditor , control (management) , key (lock) , public relations , computer science , management , computer security , political science , engineering , finance , economics , mechanical engineering , evolutionary biology , biology
The three lines of defense model (TLoD) aims to provide a simple and effective way to improve coordination and enhance communications on risk management and control by clarifying the essential roles and duties of different governance functions. Without effective coordination of these governance functions, work can be duplicated or key risks may be missed or misjudged. To address these challenges, professional standards recommend that the chief audit executive (CAE) coordinates activities with other internal and external governance stakeholders (assurance providers). We consider survey responses from 415 CAEs from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland to analyze determinants that help to implement the TLoD without any challenges and to explore the extent of (coordination) challenges between the internal audit function and the respective governance stakeholders. Our results show a great variance in the extent of coordination challenges dependent on different determinants and the respective governance stakeholder.