TY - JOUR AB - Provides background information on how internal audit has developed during its brief history, with various seminal conferences being milestones. There has been resistance to overcome and in some cases, where internal audit had been dismantled, it has now been re‐established. Reports on how a number of significant companies were selected for experimentation in internal audit practice and formed valuable role models. Outlines the debate on supervision versus service. Demonstrates the vital role of economic benefit audit. Believes that through education and training, establishing of national audit associations and international links, the prospects for internal audit are great. VL - 12 IS - 4/5 SN - 0268-6902 DO - 10.1108/02686909710173948 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02686909710173948 AU - JianWua Jou PY - 1997 Y1 - 1997/01/01 TI - The present situation and developing trends of Chinese internal auditing T2 - Managerial Auditing Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 235 EP - 242 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -