Going-Concern Opinions, Auditor Switching, and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Effect Examined in the Regulatory Context of Belgium

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-254

  Vanstraelen, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 84990345128     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X0301800204     Document Type: Review

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