Auditing in organizations: A theoretical concept and empirical evidence

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-59

  Penini, Gad ^a   Carmeli, Abraham ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Auditing; Organizational support; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

AUDITING; IN-BUILDINGS; IS-ENABLED; MULTI-STAGE; ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORTS; PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74349093267     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.990     Document Type: Article

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