This study aims to examine whether the type of internal control deficiency and the two parties that have a relationship with internal audit function influence the internal control evaluation by internal auditors. This study was conducted a behavioral experiment methodology in 2x2 between-subjects factorial design, and internal auditor as a participant. This study proved that there is an influence between the type of deficiency and the internal auditor's evaluation. In contrast, this study could not prove the effect of the internal audit function relationship toward auditor's evaluation of process-specific deficiency. This study has a great implication on internal control over financial reporting) in every part of the company. The limitation of this study is the findings are not generalizable beyond the internal control scenario depicted in the case materials. This study encourages future research to examine the usefulness of the role of the external auditor, and other parties charged with corporate governance, in mitigating any bias from this study.
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