Management of crisis: The response of the auditing profession in Nigeria to the challenge to its legitimacy

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 705-730

  Okike, Elewechi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Nigeria; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131499     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570410567782     Document Type: Article

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