Influence of 'culture' on accounting and auditing in Malaysia / guest editor: Dr. Ros Haniffa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haniffa, Dr. Ros.

Series:

Managerial Auditing Journal ; 21, no. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting--Malaysia.

Accounting.

Auditing--Malaysia.

Auditing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (133 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The papers selected for this e-book should provide readers insight into various aspects of 'culture' that influence the accounting and auditing practices in Malaysia. The authors of the papers are mainly Malaysian and their writing reflects their own national perspective and "personalities, national traditions and language" (Olson et al., 1998, p.26, cited in Poullaos, 1999) within various constraints.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL BOARD; Introduction; Episodes in the Malaysian auditing saga; The Malaysian market for audit services: ethnicity, multinational companies and auditor choice; Auditor-client relationship: the case of audit tenure and auditor switching in Malaysia; Service quality, client satisfaction and loyalty towards audit firms; Governance structures, ethnicity, and audit fees of Malaysian listed firms; Board, audit committee, culture and earnings management: Malaysian evidence;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-70586-8

9786610705863

1-84663-091-6

OCLC:

76970648