African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4202

Full Length Research Paper

Understanding internal control environment in view of curbing fraud in public healthcare unit

Joshua Onome Imoniana
  • Joshua Onome Imoniana
  • Department of Accounting and Actuarial Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Management & Accounting. University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Washington Lopes da Silva
  • Washington Lopes da Silva
  • Department of Accounting and Actuarial Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Management & Accounting. University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 20 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 28 November 2019
  •  Published: 31 December 2019

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