Audit committee effectiveness and the audit fee

European Accounting Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-198

  Collier, Paul ^a   Gregory, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002601951     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638189600000012     Document Type: Article

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