Perceptions of external auditors' independence: Some cross-cultural evidence

British Accounting Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-338

  Patel, Chris ^a   Psaros, Jim ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 0034259710     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.2000.0138     Document Type: Article

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