TY - JOUR AB - Provides an historical introduction to how internal audit took off in China. Acquaints us with the fascinating three theoretical models of the national role of internal audit: the theory of two legs, the theory of two wings and the theory of supplement. Details the roles that internal audit may perform and ends with a prophetic forecast of the likely direction and development of internal audit into the new millennium. VL - 12 IS - 4/5 SN - 0268-6902 DO - 10.1108/02686909710173885 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02686909710173885 AU - Xiangdong Wang PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - Development trends and future prospects of internal audit T2 - Managerial Auditing Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 200 EP - 204 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -