Determinants of audit report lag: Further evidence from Hong Kong

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-28

  Jaggi, Bikki ^a,b   Tsui, Judy ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 34548010621     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1999.9728921     Document Type: Article

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