State ownership, the institutional environment, and auditor choice: Evidence from China

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-134

  Wang, Qian ^a   Wong, T J ^a   Xia, Lijun ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Auditor choice; Institutions Corporate governance; Sate ownership; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349084078     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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