The relationship between assessments of internal control strength and error occurrence, impact and cause

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-71

  Wright, Arnold ^a   Wright, Sally ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 18944373199     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1996.9729532     Document Type: Article

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