An empirical analysis of auditor independence in the banking industry

Accounting Review

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2011-2046

  Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran ^a   Krishnan, Gopal V ^b   Lobo, Gerald J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditor fees; Auditor independence; Bank loan loss provision; Earnings management; FDICIA

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650655906     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2010.85.6.2011     Document Type: Review

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