Internal auditors and the external audit: A transaction cost perspective

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 18, Issue , 2003, Pages 490-504

  Morrill, Cameron ^a   Morrill, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; External auditing; Internal auditing; Surveys; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077156     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900310482632     Document Type: Article

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