Independence in Appearance and in Fact: An Experimental Investigation

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-114

  Dopuch, Nicholas ^a   King, Ronald R ^a   Schwartz, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditor independence in appearance; Auditor independence in fact; Experimental economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542399030     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/9B5D-HLLP-BBQE-8N3F     Document Type: Review

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