The international debate over mandatory auditor rotation: A conceptual research framework

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-66

  Catanach Jr , Anthony H ^a   Walker, Paul L ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit Quality; Mandatory Auditor Rotation; Tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013067561     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1061-9518(99)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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