Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 223

Full Length Research Paper

Factors associated with Internal Audit Effectiveness: Evidence from Greece

Drogalas George
  • Drogalas George
  • University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Karagiorgos Theofanis
  • Karagiorgos Theofanis
  • Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Greece. 156, Egnatia Str., Thessaloniki, Greece Zip Code: GR-546 36, Greece.
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Arampatzis Konstantinos
  • Arampatzis Konstantinos
  • Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Greece. 156, Egnatia Str., Thessaloniki, Greece Zip Code: GR-546 36, Greece.
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  •  Received: 02 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 16 July 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2015

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