When betrayal aversion meets loss aversion: The effects of changes in economic conditions on internal control system choices

Journal of Management Accounting Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-187

  Birnberg, Jacob G ^a   Zhang, Yue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Betrayal aversion; Demand for accountability; Internal control; Loss aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863014292     PISSN: 10492127     EISSN: 15588033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jmar-10087     Document Type: Article

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