Reporting on the entity's control structure: An international perspective: The role of professional associations and others in promulgating standards for internal control reporting in the USA and worldwide

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 17-48

  Vanasco, Rocco R ^a   Skousen, Clifford R ^b   Verschoor, Curtis C ^c  

^a Institute of Internal Auditors   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879063784     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686909510147084     Document Type: Article

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