The association between auditor changes and reporting lags

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 353-370

  Schwartz, Kenneth B ^a   Soo, Billy S ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0039328845     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1996.tb00505.x     Document Type: Article

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