VIII. Testing the Hypotheses
As said, the questions of the questionnaire are raised in the form of several sections. The first section asks about the general conditions of the organization. The following exhibit shows a part of the questions in this section. Has the Co. a regular periodic planning? It yes, what time internals the plans are developed? How is the company's performance in preparing mid- term financial statements? Has the company executive by- laws approved by the management in all its fields of activity? How is the company's performance in that regard? For how many of manager there are authorized signature samples? Are tax statements (up to the end of July 22) and the insurance premium payments list (at the end of each month), submitted on time? Is the developer of lists and forms (request for purchase, the salary lists, etc.), a person other than their approver? The results of the questionnaires show that, the companies are especially weak in accepting critics and consulting the financial affairs department, while they have a good performance regarding early submission of the insurance premium payment list. But on the whole, a mean of 3.65 and the results of the t-test show that with a probability of 95%, there is a relatively good internal control in that regard. Another section of the questionnaire treats the status of human resources and the salary and wage, an example of which is given in the following exhibit: Is salary payment based on the inception (productivity) system? Is overtime beyond that expected? How is the performance of the Co. in that respect? Is the salary always being paid through an independent bank account? How is the management's performance in that respect? Is there an appropriate by- laws for continued monitoring and periodic evaluation of the people? How is the company's performance in that regard? The results of the analysis of questionnaires reveals the fact that the performance of companies regarding overtime is poor and it is good as regards payments of the salaries through an independent banking account. On the whole, the mean 3.55 and the t- test results show that relatively good internal controls exist in that regard with probability of 95%.