Productivity Analysis of UK auditing firms

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 381-393

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Couto, Eduardo ^a   Samagaio, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 84923170975     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/auar.12060     Document Type: Article

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