Does auditor tenure influence the reporting of conservative earnings?

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-132

  Jenkins, David S ^a   Velury, Uma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit quality; Earnings quality; Mandatory rotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249107428     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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