Auditor evidence evaluation: Expert systems as credible sources

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-23

  Murphy, David S ^a   Yetmar, Scott A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ERROR DETECTION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL RATING;

AUDITOR EVIDENCE EVALUATION; INFORMATION SOURCES; INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION; PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS; SOURCE CREDIBILITY; SUBORDINATES; SUPERIORS;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029772409     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014492996120364     Document Type: Article

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