An experimental investigation of the effects of artificial intelligence systems on the training of novice auditors

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 306-318

  Wongpinunwatana, Nitaya ^a   Ferguson, Colin ^b   Bowen, Paul ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Auditors; Expert systems; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129430     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900010344511     Document Type: Article

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