Do regulations limiting management influence over auditors improve audit quality? Evidence from China

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-187

  Chi, Wuchun ^a   Lisic, Ling Lei ^b   Long, Xiaohai ^c   Wang, Kun ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YUNNAN MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Tsinghua University   (China)

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EID: 84875645687     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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