Testing the accuracy of employee-reported data: An inexpensive alternative approach to traditional methods

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 583-593

  Hales, Douglas N ^a   Sridharan, V ^b   Radhakrishnan, Abirami ^c   Chakravorty, Satya S ^d   Siha, Samia M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benford's law; Digital analysis; Fraud detection; Operations management; Plastics industry

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITAL STORAGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERSONNEL;

BENFORD'S LAWS; DIGITAL ANALYSIS; FRAUD DETECTION; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 40849083524     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.09.092     Document Type: Article

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