La capacidad de los directivos para limitar la independencia del comité auditoríaestudio empírico de las empresas cotizadas españolas

  1. Emiliano Ruiz Barbadillo
  2. Estíbaliz Biedma López
  3. Nieves Gómez Aguilar
Revista:
Revista de Contabilidad y Tributación. CEF

ISSN: 2695-6896 2792-8306

Ano de publicación: 2007

Número: 290

Páxinas: 171-208

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Revista de Contabilidad y Tributación. CEF

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