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Call for Chapters: Internal Auditors as Strategic Partners in Business Resilience

Editors

Tshepo Maota, University of South Africa, South Africa
Audrey Legodi , University of South Africa, South Africa

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: April 27, 2025
Full Chapters Due: June 29, 2025
Submission Date: June 29, 2025

Introduction

This book explores the evolving role of internal auditors as key strategic partners in business resilience, focusing on their response to disruptions in an era of uncertainty. It provides a deep dive into how internal auditors contribute to risk management, crisis preparedness, and sustainable governance, aligning with Industry 5.0 principles. The book will examine case studies and frameworks that illustrate how institutions can integrate internal audit functions into their strategic planning to mitigate risks and drive sustainable innovation.Despite the growing recognition of internal auditors as key stakeholders in organisational strategy, there remains a critical gap in scholarly literature addressing their roles in digital transformation, sustainability auditing, and risk-based governance. A comprehensive, interdisciplinary volume is needed to bridge this gap, offering insights for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to harness the transformative power of internal auditing in addressing 21st-century challenges. This work seeks to explicate the auditor's journey from oversight to foresight by blending theory and practice to navigate the complexities of modern organisational landscapes.

Objective

This book seeks to present important theoretical frameworks and the most recent empirical studies regarding the evolving role of internal auditors as strategic partners in enhancing business resilience. As organisations navigate an era of rapid technological advances, environmental uncertainties, and regulatory complexities, internal auditing has expanded beyond its traditional oversight function to become a key driver of strategic risk management, digital innovation, and sustainable governance. This book will provide insights into the role of internal auditors in enhancing organisational stability, crisis preparedness, and long-term value generation through an analysis of theoretical viewpoints and practical applications. This volume will examine the convergence of internal audit with Industry 5.0, highlighting the incorporation of human-machine collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and sustainable innovation into governance frameworks.This book is intended for professionals, researchers, and policymakers aiming to get a comprehensive understanding of the role of internal auditors in fostering resilience across many levels of company and governance. It will highlight internal auditing’s role in enhancing corporate decision-making, ensuring compliance with emerging regulatory and sustainability standards, and leveraging advanced digital tools for predictive risk assessment. By bridging theory and practice, this book will provide a forward-looking perspective on the transformation of internal audit in an increasingly interconnected and technologically sophisticated world.

Target Audience

Internal auditing, corporate governance, risk management, and digital transformation professionals, researchers, and policymakers are the target audience for this book. Internal auditors, risk managers, business strategists, and corporate executives who want to strengthen their organisations through strategic auditing, digital innovation, and sustainable governance will greatly benefit. Disaster recovery and business turnaround specialists will also gain insight on how internal audit functions might help crisis management, risk mitigation, and organisational recovery. The book teaches how to integrate sophisticated risk assessment techniques like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data analytics into governance and resilience planning by addressing the changing role of internal auditors in Industry 5.0.Business, finance, information systems auditing, and governance scholars will benefit from this book's comprehensive theoretical frameworks and practical case studies that add to the audit transformation discourse.

Recommended Topics

The Evolving Role of Internal Auditors in Business Resilience Industry 5.0 and the Future of Internal Auditing Risk-Based Auditing: Shifting from Compliance to Strategic Advisory Disruptions and Crisis Management: The Auditor’s Perspective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Internal Audit’s Strategic Role Digital Transformation and the Impact on Internal Audit Functions Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics in Auditing Blockchain and Its Role in Enhancing Transparency and Accountability Cybersecurity and Data Governance: The Internal Auditor’s Responsibility Sustainability Auditing and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Compliance Green Innovation and the Role of Internal Auditors in Sustainable Business Practices Financial Oversight and Fraud Prevention: Strengthening Corporate Integrity Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery: Internal Audit’s Role in Resilience Business Turnaround Strategies: Leveraging Audit Insights for Recovery Governance and Ethical Leadership in a Rapidly Changing Business Landscape The Role of Audit Committees in Strengthening Internal Control and Oversight Stakeholder Engagement: Enhancing Collaboration Between Auditors, Executives, and Regulators Regulatory Compliance and the Evolving Standards for Internal Auditors Corporate Decision-Making: How Internal Auditors Influence Strategy Audit Innovation and the Integration of Smart Technologies The Future of Work in Auditing: Remote Audits, Digital Teams, and Virtual Compliance E-Procurement and Digital Supply Chain Auditing The Role of Governance in Strengthening Risk Management and Organizational Resilience Emergent Risks and the Evolving Landscape of Internal Audit Control Frameworks: Enhancing Risk Mitigation and Organizational Efficiency

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 27, 2025, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by May 11, 2025 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word count includes references and related readings) are expected to be submitted by June 29, 2025, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Internal Auditors as Strategic Partners in Business Resilience. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global Scientific Publishing specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2026.



Important Dates

April 27, 2025: Proposal Submission Deadline
May 11, 2025: Notification of Acceptance
June 29, 2025: Full Chapter Submission
August 3, 2025: Review Results Returned
August 31, 2025: Final Acceptance Notification
September 7, 2025: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Tshepo Maota
University of South Africa
tshepo.maota@gmail.com

Audrey Legodi
University of South Africa
elegodah@unisa.ac.za

Classifications


Business and Management; Computer Science and Information Technology; Education; Security and Forensics; Government and Law
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