Ownership concentration in privatized firms: The role of disclosure standards, auditor choice, and auditing infrastructure

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 889-929

  Guedhami, Omrane ^a   Pittman, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33750374773     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2006.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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