A Theory of Auditor Resignation

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-208

  Bockus, Keith ^b   Gigler, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032286857     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2491474     Document Type: Article

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