SOX 404 reported internal control weaknesses: A test of COSO framework components and information technology

Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Klamm, Bonnie K ^a   Watson, Marcia Weidenmier ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COSO; Information technology; Internal control weaknesses; Sarbanes oxley act of 2002

Indexed keywords

EID: 79151469252     PISSN: 08887985     EISSN: 15587959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jis.2009.23.2.1     Document Type: Article

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