Non-audit services and financial reporting quality: evidence from 1978 to 1980

Kevin Koh1, Shiva Rajgopal2, Suraj Srinivasan3
1Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
2Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
3Harvard Business School, Boston, USA

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