Determinants of client-initiated and auditor-initiated auditor changes

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-25

  Calderon, Thomas G ^a   Ofobike, Emeka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; Australia; Financial reporting; Goodwill accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 49949107147     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900810838146     Document Type: Article

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