Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Describe some compensating controls that can be used to reduce exposures when it is not possible to properly segregate duties in a small organization.
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Accounting Information Systems
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