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Unveiling the Auditor’s Lens: Impact of Workload, Time Pressure, Professional Skepticism, and Competence to Fraud Detection Cover

Unveiling the Auditor’s Lens: Impact of Workload, Time Pressure, Professional Skepticism, and Competence to Fraud Detection

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|May 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 96
Published on: May 15, 2025
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