Corporate governance reforms: Redefined expectations of audit committee responsibilities and effectiveness

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-127

  Vera Muñoz, Sandra C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

A Timely Review; Audit committee effectiveness; Blue Ribbon Committee; Corporate governance; Sarbanes Oxley Act; Whistleblower provisions

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344432443     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-0177-5     Document Type: Review

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