Political connections: A threat to auditor independence?

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Political connections: A threat to auditor independence?

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether political connections further impair auditor independence by investigating the relationship between non-audit fees and audit fees and as to whether political connections moderate such relationship. Design/methodology/approach: This study emplo...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi, Jain, M., Rahman, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Emerald 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45797

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