Auditors' decision-making under going-concern uncertainties in low litigation-risk environments: Evidence from Hong Kong

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 706-739

  Lam, Kevin C K ^a   Mensah, Yaw M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit opinions; Disclaimer of opinion; Financial condition; Litigation risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751257172     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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