Does Auditor Tenure Improve Audit Quality? Moderating Effects of Industry Specialization and Fee Dependence*
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عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Accounting Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0823-9150
DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.2010.01031.x