Factors associated with IT audits by the internal audit function

International Journal of Accounting Information Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 140-151

  Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad J ^a   Boss, Scott R ^a  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chief audit executives; Internal auditing; IT audits; Professional certification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956771641     PISSN: 14670895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accinf.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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