The impact of board composition and ownership on audit quality: Evidence from large UK companies

British Accounting Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-414

  O'Sullivan, Noel ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034388424     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.2000.0139     Document Type: Article

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