The association between big 6 auditor industry expertise and the asymmetric timeliness of earnings

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-228

  Krishnan, Gopal V ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645685909     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0502000302     Document Type: Review

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