史蒂文・J・鲁特（Steven J. Root） 曾担任诺斯洛普 ・ 格鲁曼（Northrop Grumman）公司的财务、管理及流程董事。1981―1995年，担任该公司首席内部审计师。在1976年加入该公司之前，他是永道会计公司的执业注册会计师。鲁特先生现任财务经理人协会洛杉矶分会职业发展委员会的主席。他也是内部审计师协会洛杉矶分会的理事，并曾担任内部审计标准委员会会员以及内部审计师协会洛杉矶分会主席一职。鲁特先生还是《内部审计手册》一书的作者。

The authoritative, practical guide to internal control after COSO (Committee on Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission)

Beyond COSO unravels the complexities of the COSO Report while providing clear-cut guidelines on how to implement the various internal controls it mandates. Just as important, it builds on the COSO framework to provide a more rigorous system that corporate executives and directors can use to transform the internal control function into a valuable strategic tool for leveraging corporate strengths and improving performance.

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