Quality of financial reporting: Evidence from the listed Saudi nonfinancial companies

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-69

  Naser, Kamal ^a   Nuseibeh, Rana ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial reporting; Saudi nonfinancial companies; Saudi Organization of Certified Public Accountants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037348628     PISSN: 10944060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7063(03)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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