E-commerce impact on Canadian public sector audit practice

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-95

  Nikoloyuk, Gerald M ^a   Marche, Sunny ^b   McNiven, James ^b  

^a Public Works and Government Services Canada   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditing standards; Canada; Electronic commerce; Professional education; Public administration

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; E-COMMERCE; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 19944374793     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510576161     Document Type: Article

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