An investigation of multidimensional knowledge structure and computer auditor performance

Auditing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 82-103

  Curtis, Mary B ^a   Viator, Ralph E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Computer auditor; Internal control; Knowledge structure; Multidimensional scaling; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039975573     PISSN: 02780380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/aud.2000.19.2.83     Document Type: Article

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