Internal control systems in US churches: An examination of the effects of church size and denomination on systems of internal control

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-164

  Duncan, John B ^a   Flesher, Dale L ^b   Stocks, Morris H ^b  

^a WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Churches; Governance; Internal control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037921     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579910270084     Document Type: Article

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