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| Author: | Karapetrovic, S. |
| Title: | On The Concept of a Universal Audit of Quality and Environmental Management Systems |
| Journal: | Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental management
2002 : SEP, VOL. 9:3, p. 147-156 |
| Index terms: | ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUDITING QUALITY QUALITY CONTROL |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | There is a definite trend in industry today toward the integration of internal management systems (MSs), including those for managing quality, environment, health and safety, and social accountability. This paper focuses on the concepts, principles and practices of a truly generic audit, applicable for the evaluation of diverse aspects of organizational performance against the criteria stated in MS standards. A universal audit model based on the systems approach and several important questions regarding the compatibility and integration of the current auditing schemes are discussed. These issues include the ability of integrated audits to foster unification of supported MSs, as well as different strategies for the development of a universal audit guideline (UAG). |
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