Mandatory audit firm rotation and audit quality

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 420-437

  Jackson, Andrew B ^a   Roebuck, Peter ^a   Moldrich, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b KPMG Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditing; Auditors; Australia; Laws and legislation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049099770     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900810875271     Document Type: Article

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