Materiality and audit risk modelling: Financial management perspective

Managerial Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 35-60

  Gin Chong, H ^a,b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002265287     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb018580     Document Type: Article

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