The impact of voluntary audit and governance characteristics on accounting errors in private companies

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1-25

  Clatworthy, Mark A ^a   Peel, Michael J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84877130686     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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