The Differential Use of Information by Experienced and Novice Auditors in the Performance of Ill-Structured Audit Tasks

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 595-614

  Earley, Christine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditor judgement; Expectancy violation; Information use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347939853     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/XWDP-PHRH-Q3J9-XLXL     Document Type: Article

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