Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques

Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques received the PhD degree in Computer Science in 2014 from the universities of Minho, Aveiro and Porto, three of the top universities in the north of Portugal. In 2008 he concluded his Masters degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, at the University of Aveiro, and in 2005 he graduated in the same area, also from the University of Aveiro. His main research interests are related to the integration of Information Systems into organizational topics, contributing with solutions to improve the risk management and the organizational efficiency. He is Professor of Information Systems and Technology since 2007 at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Publications

Preface

This Preface is included in the book Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Sustainable Accounting.

Communication Overload in Online Communities in Higher Education: A Case Study

This paper presents part of a research project on the use of information technology by students and teachers to communicate with each other in online community contexts of higher...

Profile of the Local Residents and Visitors of the Historical Villages of a Portugal Network: An Exploratory Study

Maria Manuela Santos Natário, Carlos Santos, Ana I. Melo, Augusta da Conceição Santos Ferreira, Dalila Dias, Gonçalo Gomes, Graça Maria do Carmo Azevedo, Paula Rocha, Ricardo Biscaia, Ruben Duarte, Rui Pedro Marques. © 2022. 30 pages.

This chapter presents the results of the exploratory study regarding the profile of local residents and visitors of the Historical Villages of Portugal Network (nHVP). This...

The Contribution of ERP Systems to the Maturity of Internal Audits

Maturity models help companies verify whether their maturity goal has been reached and point out some instruments that can be used to reach their desired maturity levels....

Continuous Assurance as Digital Transformation Enabler of Audit, Risk Management, and Business Compliance

In the current organizational context, in which there is a fierce competitiveness and a constant need for more timely, relevant, and reliable information to support the decision...

An Overview on Mobile Cloud Computing: Impact on the Auditing Process

Mobile cloud computing is a concept that has been gaining popularity, resulting from the synergistic integration of cloud computing and mobile computing with the goal of...

Tools, Strategies, and Practices for Modern and Accountable Public Sector Management

The recent global financial and economic crisis has had surprising effects on several economies worldwide. This global event has promoted the discussion on how ethical...

Disclosure of Financial Information via the Internet by the Portuguese Local Authorities

In the context of new public management, public administration must be alert to the increasing needs of citizens, providing public organizations with efficient management systems...

Benford's Law for Fraud Detection: A Case Study of Portuguese Companies

In order to detect evidence of fraud effectively, it is essential for the auditor to be aware of new and differentiated methods. Thus, the auditor can identify and assess the...

Organizational Auditing and Assurance in the Digital Age

Auditing is constantly and quickly changing due to the continuous evolution of information and communication technologies. As the auditing process is forced to adapt to these...

Continuous Assurance and the Use of Technology for Business Compliance

In the current organizational context, in which there is a fierce competitiveness and a constant need for more timely, relevant, and reliable information to support the decision...

Preface

This Preface is included in the book Modernization and Accountability in the Social Economy Sector.

An Overview on Mobile Cloud Computing: Impact on the Auditing Process

Mobile cloud computing is a concept that has been gaining popularity, resulting from the synergistic integration of cloud computing and mobile computing with the goal of...

Modernization and Accountability in the Social Economy: A Systematic Review

This chapter aims to systematically review the literature on modernization and accountability practice in the social economy. The collection of bibliography to support this...

Evaluation of the Online Accountability of the Portuguese Private Institutions of Social Solidarity

In Portugal, in order to make the management of public resources more accountable, regulations on financial disclosure have emerged. Currently, the Private Institutions of Social...

Handbook of Research on Modernization and Accountability in Public Sector Management

The effects of recent economic and financial crises have reached an international scale. A number of different nations have experienced the fallout of these events, calling into...

Continuous Assurance and the Use of Technology for Business Compliance

In the current organizational context, in which there is a fierce competitiveness and a constant need for more timely, relevant and reliable information to support the decision...

EAGLE_Index: Enhancement of an Accountability Guide for Learning E-Government

Considering the efforts made to bring public administration entities closer to citizens, there is a set of instruments, resolutions and legislation which promote this...

Information and Communication Overload in the Digital Age

Advances in communication technologies have created an overabundance of available information and knowledge to people in contemporary society. Consequently, it has become pivotal...

An Overview on Information and Communication Overload

This chapter presents an overview on information and communication overload. The theme is contextualized and the main concepts are discussed based on the published literature....

Continuous Assurance and Business Compliance in Enterprise Information Systems

The increase of reliability and compliance of business processes is currently a major concern of organizations which simultaneously intend to achieve their organizational...

Global Perspectives on Risk Management and Accounting in the Public Sector

The effects of recent economic and financial crises have reached an international scale; a number of different nations have experienced the fallout of these events, calling into...

Local Authorities and the Disclosure of Financial Information via the Internet: The Portuguese Case

In the context of New Public Management, Public Administration must be alert to the efficient management systems in order to rationalize the financial resources and disseminate...

Evaluating Information Systems with Continuous Assurance Services

Nowadays there is a need for real-time awareness to assure conformity of organizational transactions to increase their reliability and to mitigate organizational risk. In this...

Monitoring Organizational Transactions in Enterprise Information Systems with Continuous Assurance Requirements

This work focuses on issues typically encountered in organizations whose core business largely depends on ICT: continuous monitoring, continuous auditing, controlling and...

Automation of the Approval and Control Process of Documents

Traceability systems, including the approval and control of documents, are increasingly assuming a pivotal role in the workflow of information across an organization and they can...