Audit Quality, Management Ownership, and the Informativeness of Accounting Earnings

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-49

  Gul, Ferdinand A ^a   Lynn, Stephen G ^a   Tsui, Judy S L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 1542660732     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0201700102     Document Type: Review

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