Audit automation as control within audit firms

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 109-130

  Manson, Stuart ^a   Mccartney, Sean ^a   Sherer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Automation; Information technology; Management control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129864     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570110381097     Document Type: Article

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