Corporate governance, legal environment, and auditor choice in emerging markets

Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-126

  Hossain, Mahmud ^a   Lim, Chee Yeow ^b   Siang Tan, Patricia Mui ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Auditor choice; Corporate governance; Emerging markets; Investor protection; Legal environment

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARKET CONDITIONS;

EID: 77951671808     PISSN: 02190915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219091510001883     Document Type: Article

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