Audit committee effectiveness: Informal processes and behavioural effects

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 765-788

  Turley, Stuart ^a   Zaman, Mahbub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit committees; Governance; Regulation; Relationship management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548681467     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570710779036     Document Type: Article

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