External auditors' reliance on internal audit: The impact of sourcing arrangements and consulting activities

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 371-387

  Munro, Lois ^a   Stewart, Jenny ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultancy; External auditor; Internal audit; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953571605     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2009.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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