Issue 175 July 2017

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Internal Control in China

P.04 Internal Control for Business in China P.11 Internal Control for Day-to-Day
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P.07 Internal Control Review: Audit and P.14 Using ERP Systems to Improve the
Evaluation Internal Control of Your Business

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operational protocols, especially when senior managers are based overseas. Other times, the
threats are more malicious, with opportunistic employees taking advantage of an unstructured
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P.04
Internal Control for Business in China

P.07
Internal Control Review: Audit and Evaluation

P.11
Internal Control for Day-to-Day Operations

P.14
This Issues Topic Using ERP Systems to Improve the Internal
Internal Control in China Control of Your Business

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