The role of the audit committee in Thailand: A mature monitoring mechanism or an evolving process?

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-161

  Tengamnuay, Kwansagool ^a   Stapleton, Pamela ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit committees; Developing country; Dominant shareholders; Evolutionary development; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349841846     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-008-9067-4     Document Type: Article

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