The evolution of the standard unqualified auditor's report in Canada;l'Évolution du rapport type du vérificateur au Canada

Canadian Accounting Perspectives

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-36

  Maingot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American influence; British influence; Historical development; Institutional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744821658     PISSN: 14998653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/1ENC-28F8-5NCR-CREX     Document Type: Article

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