Contemporary Accounting ResearchVolume 25, Issue 4 p. 1099-1136 Competition for Andersen's Clients* Mark Kohlbeck, Mark Kohlbeck Florida Atlantic UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorBrian W. Mayhew, Brian W. Mayhew University of Wisconsin, MadisonSearch for more papers by this authorPamela Murphy, Pamela Murphy Queen's UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorMichael S. Wilkins, Michael S. Wilkins Texas A&M UniversitySearch for more papers by this author Mark Kohlbeck, Mark Kohlbeck Florida Atlantic UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorBrian W. Mayhew, Brian W. Mayhew University of Wisconsin, MadisonSearch for more papers by this authorPamela Murphy, Pamela Murphy Queen's UniversitySearch for more papers by this authorMichael S. Wilkins, Michael S. Wilkins Texas A&M UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 January 2010 https://doi.org/10.1506/car.25.4.6Citations: 48 * Accepted by Michael Willenborg. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 2006 Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR) Conference, generously supported by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Certified General Accountants of Ontario, the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. The authors would like to thank participants in workshops at the 2006 CAR Conference, Universities of Tennessee and Wisconsin — Madison, Michigan State University, Texas A&M University, the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association, and the 2006 Southeast Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association for their comments. We also appreciate comments from the associate editor, Michael Willenborg, two anonymous reviewers, the CAR Conference discussants, Joe Weber and Sundaresh Ramnath, Rajiv Banker, Marilyn Johnson, Karla Johnstone, Ling Lei, Tom Linsmeier, Terry Neal, Kathy Petroni, K. Ramesh, and Holly Skaife. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume25, Issue4Winter 2008Pages 1099-1136 RelatedInformation