Client size, auditor specialization and fraudulent financial reporting

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 651-668

  Carcello, Joseph V ^a   Nagy, Albert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditors; Expertise; Financial reporting; Fraud

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993030130     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900410537775     Document Type: Article

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