Auditor selection: What influences decisions by listed companies?

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 13, Issue 31, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Houghton, Keith A ^a   Jubb, Christine A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 82055174145     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2001.tb00173.x     Document Type: Article

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