The turnover intentions of information systems auditors

International Journal of Accounting Information Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 117-136

  Muliawan, Agung D ^a   Green, Peter F ^a   Robb, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth needs; IS auditors; Satisfaction; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949106462     PISSN: 14670895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accinf.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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