CSR and assurance services: A research agenda

Auditing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 59-74

  Cohen, Jeffrey R ^a   Simnett, Roger ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assurance research; Assurance services; Corporate social responsibility; CSR assurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926526603     PISSN: 02780380     EISSN: 15587991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/ajpt-50876     Document Type: Article

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