The effects of Sarbanes-Oxley on auditing and internal control strength

Accounting Review

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 427-455

  Patterson, Evelyn R ^a   Smith, J Reed ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fraud; Internal control; Sarbanes Oxley Act; Strategic auditing

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247543499     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2007.82.2.427     Document Type: Article

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