The demand for the audit in small companies in the UK

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-100

  Collis, Jill ^a   Jarvis, Robin ^a   Skerratt, Len ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847393558     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2004.9729955     Document Type: Article

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