Identification of accounting firm alumni with their former firm: Antecedents and outcomes

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 315-336

  Iyer, Venkataraman M ^a   Bamber, E Michael ^b   Barefield, Russell M ^b  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031115757     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(96)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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