The functional-institutional and consequential-conflictual sociological approaches to accounting ethics education: Integrations from sustainability and ecological resources management literature

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-294

  Sisaye, Seleshi ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Auditing; Economic sustainability; Ethics; Teaching methods; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952806408     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686901111113208     Document Type: Article

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