Examining the potential benefits of internal control monitoring technology

Accounting Review

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1001-1034

  Masli, Adi ^a   Peters, Gary E ^a   Richardson, Vernon J ^a   Manuel Sanchez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit delays; Audit fees; Internal control monitoring; Material weakness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954317005     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2010.85.3.1001     Document Type: Article

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