The question of the existence of competition among auditors has been
the subject of considerable discussion in recent, years. More specifically
the, "Big Eight" firms as a group have been accused of monopolizing the
market for audits (Staff Study. Of the Subcommittee, on Reports Accounting
and Management of the Senate Committee on Government Operations
[]), However 1977.Evidence on the issue is scanty and typically
anecdotal (e.g, Bernstein [1978]). The evidence of the Staff Study itself
is. Limited to, concentration statistics with the allegations relying on what
has come to be called the "concentration doctrine". ([]). Demsetz 1973
According to this doctrine supplier concentration, is a reliable indicator
of supplier behavior and, performance. In, this paperI provide evidence
from a test of the hypothesis that price competition prevails throughout
the market for the audits of. PubUcly, held companies irrespective of the
share of a market segment which is serviced by the Big Eight firms. The
evidence. Is based on an examination of a sample cross-section of audit
fees.
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