Qualified audit reports and costly contracting

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-63

  Chan, Yoke Kai ^a   Walter, Terry S ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0012343579     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01739681     Document Type: Article

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