Auditor concentration and market shares in the US: 1988-1999 a descriptive note

British Accounting Review

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-174

  Wolk, Carel M ^a   Michelson, Stuart E ^b   Wootton, Charles W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN   (United States)

^b STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346485765     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.2001.0159     Document Type: Article

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