The development of internal audit in Saudi Arabia: An institutional theory perspective

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 507-531

  Al Twaijry, Abdulrahman A M ^a   Brierley, John A ^b   Gwilliam, David R ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0038019511     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1045-2354(02)00158-2     Document Type: Review

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