Audit committee effectiveness and financial reporting quality: Implications for auditor independence

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 28, 2002, Pages 3-13

  Krishnamoorthy, Ganesh ^a   Wright, Arnie ^b   Cohen, Jeffrey ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0346800172     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2003.tb00206.x     Document Type: Letter

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