Auditor independence, self-interested behavior and ethics: Some experimental evidence

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 395-428

  Falk, Haim ^a   Lynn, Bernadette ^b   Mestelman, Stuart ^c   Shehata, Mohamed ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0009919303     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4254(99)00012-5     Document Type: Article

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