A Major Difficulty in Performance Auditing Is Deciding on Specific

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Essay

A major difficulty in performance auditing is deciding on specific criteria for evaluating whether efficiency and effectiveness have occurred.Discuss two other sources of criteria that the operational auditor can use.

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Definitions:

Interest Group Pluralism

The theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups.

Class Bias

A prejudice or discrimination based on social class or perceived socioeconomic status.

Marxist-Leninist

A political and economic ideology based on the theories of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, advocating for a classless society and the overthrow of capitalism through revolutionary means.

Free Rider

An individual who benefits from resources or services without contributing to the cost or effort.