Industry specialization by global audit firm networks

Accounting Review

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-382

  Carson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit fees; Industry specialization; International auditing; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249100155     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2009.84.2.355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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