Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-03 | 359-372
Original Research Article
The Influence of the Government Internal Control System and Internal Audit on Corruption Prevention Mediated By Implementation of Actuals-Based Accounting
Haryono Umar, Muhammad Irsan Nasution
Published : March 30, 2018
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the influence of internal control system and
internal audit performed by the government on the prevention of corruption mediated
using accrual-based accounting. The research is descriptive and causal using survey
method by gathering questionnaire from the whole population. There were 102
respondents who are civil servant employees of the Government of North Sumatra
Province. For data analysis, the study used PLS SEM aided by software program
SmartPLS version 3.0. The results of this study revealed that the government internal
control system has a positive effect on the implementation of accrual based
accounting, while internal audit has no effect on the accounting implementation. For
implementation of accrual-based accounting has a positive effect on prevention of
corruption. Likewise, the government internal control system has a positive effect on
corruption prevention and also internal audit positively affects the prevention of
corruption. The government internal control system influences the prevention of
corruption through the implementation of accrual based accounting while the internal
audit has no effect on the prevention of corruption through the implementation of
accrual-based accounting.