Risk monitoring and control in audit firms: A research synthesis

Auditing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-218

  Bedard, Jean C ^a,b   Deis, Donald R ^c   Curtis, Mary B ^d   Jenkins, J Gregory ^e  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit firm quality control; Auditing standards; Decision aids; Independence risk; Risk monitoring; Whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649137622     PISSN: 02780380     EISSN: 15587991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/aud.2008.27.1.187     Document Type: Article

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