The expectation gap in auditing

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-154

  Chye Koh, Hian ^a   Woo, E Sah ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NONE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Auditors; Gap analysis; Problem solving; Roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993028482     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686909810208038     Document Type: Review

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