Auditors' use of brainstorming in the consideration of fraud: Reports from the field

Accounting Review

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1273-1301

  Brazel, Joseph F ^a   Carpenter, Tina D ^b   Jenkins, J Gregory ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstorming quality; Fraud; Fraud risk assessments; Fraud risk respons

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956089300     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2010.85.4.1273     Document Type: Article

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