The impact of board composition and family ownership on audit committee formation: Evidence from Hong Kong

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Chau, Gerald ^a   Leung, Patrick ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Audit committee; Corporate governance; Family ownership; Independent chairman; Independent non executive directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644856271     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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