An investigation of compliance with international accounting standards by listed companies in the Gulf Co-Operation Council member states

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 425-447

  Al Shammari, Bader ^a   Brown, Philip ^b   Tarca, Ann ^c  

^a MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adoption of International Accounting Standards (IAS); Audit function; Enforcement of accounting standards; Financial reporting compliance; Gulf Co Operation Council (GCC) member states

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749175051     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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