In Order to Effectively Elicit Sensitive Information from an Employee

question 444

Multiple Choice

In order to effectively elicit sensitive information from an employee during an audit engagement, an auditor should:

• A) Tell the employee a piece of information obtained from a coworker in a previous interview.
• B) Put sensitive questions at the beginning of a questionnaire to ensure that they are answered.
• C) Explain that the auditor's reputation for integrity, which is vital to the auditor's business success, would be seriously damaged if confidentiality were breached.
• D) Point out that management has given the auditor full authority to conduct this interview.

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Definitions:

Line Chart

A type of chart which displays information as a series of data points connected by straight line segments, often used to visualize trends over time.

Time-series Data

Sequential data points collected or recorded at time-separated intervals.

Horizontal Axis

The x-axis in a chart or graph, which typically represents the independent variable.

Line Chart

A graphical representation showing the trend of data points or values over a specified duration, often used to track changes over time.