Internal control weaknesses and client risk management

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 543-579

  Elder, Randal ^a   Zhang, Y A N ^b   Zhou, Jian ^c   Zhou, N A N ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Audit fee and audit opinion; Auditor resignation; Client risk management; Internal control weaknesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350353380     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0902400403     Document Type: Article

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