Models for the regulation of UK company audit

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 271-280

  Dewing, Ian P ^a   Russell, Peter O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Accounting research; Auditing guidelines; Corporate governance; External audit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986139351     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686909710180625     Document Type: Review

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