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March 8, 2026SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

The Strategic Role of Internal Audit in Enhancing Risk Management in Zambian Water and Sanitation Utilities

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EPEnock M. PhiriFSFrancis SimuiAMAustin Mwange

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Overview

This survey examines how internal audit improves risk management in Zambian utilities, suggesting crucial governance benefits.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore the impact of internal audit on the risk management effectiveness in Zambian water and sanitation utilities.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional survey of 120 audit and risk-related employees in Zambia.
  • Utilized reliability tests, multiple regression, and correlation analysis to analyze data.
  • Assessed the relationship between internal audit practices and risk management outcomes.
  • Internal audit practices positively correlated with risk management effectiveness (r = 0.405 to 0.461).
  • Internal audit was the most significant predictor of risk management effectiveness (b = 0.462, p < 0.001).
  • The model explained 42.8% of the variance in effectiveness (R2 = 0.428).

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Phiri et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ada804bc08abd80d5bb241https://doi.org/10.69739/jahss.v3i1.1598
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