Audit Engagement Risk and the Propensity of Issuing Going-Concern Opinion – Does Audit Firm Tenure Matter?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Business and Economics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2374-2208,2374-2194
DOI: 10.15640/jibe.v3n2a2