An analysis of the impact of locus-of-control on internal auditor job performance and satisfaction

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1016-1029

  Patten, Dennis M ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditing; Internal auditing; Job satisfaction; Performance measurement (quality); United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044474062     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900510625343     Document Type: Article

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