Are auditors compromised by nonaudit services? Assessing the evidence

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 747-760

  Francis, Jere R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit quality; Auditor independence; Conservatism; Nonaudit services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749358068     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/4VD9-AE3K-XV7L-XT07     Document Type: Review

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