The Intersection of Family Business and Audit Research: Potential Opportunities

Family Business Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 216-229

  Trotman, Andrew J ^a   Trotman, Ken T ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

accounting; audit; family businesses; judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955897251     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894486510374833     Document Type: Article

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