Auditor change and auditor choice in nonprofit organizations

Auditing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-70

  Tate, Stefanie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

A 133 compliance audits; Auditor choice; Auditor switching; Nonprofit organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149112813     PISSN: 02780380     EISSN: 15587991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/aud.2007.26.1.47     Document Type: Article

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