Direct and indirect effects of internal control weaknesses on accrual quality: Evidence from a unique Canadian regulatory setting

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 675-707

  Lu, Hai ^a   Richardson, Gordon ^a   Salterio, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79959367256     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2010.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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