The Relation between Agility Audit, Risk and Compliance for Financial Performance in UAE Public Companies: An Empirical Study

Authors

  • Noora Ayoob Mohammed Hassan Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia Author
  • Dr. Badariah binti Haji Din Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia Author
  • Dr. Vally, Senasi Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56830/IJAMS07202301

Keywords:

Agility Audit, Risk, Compliance, Financial Performance

Abstract

The current study has concentrated only on listed government-owned companies in UAE because of the recent corporate frauds and imprisonment and punishment by the courts of UAE. The sample of the study depended upon 60 listed government-owned companies during the period from 2018 to 2022. The study concluded that (Agility audit imposes considerable influence over financial Performance, Risk management has a prominent impact on financial performance and Compliance with accounting standards has a significant impact on financial performance. This result is like some previous studies that were conducted in different contexts. On the other hand, IFRS compliance is strongly connected with FP according to previous studies.

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2026-02-27

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