An examination of the descriptive validity of the belief-adjustment model and alternative attitudes to evidence in auditing

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 249-268

  Bamber, E Michael ^a   Ramsay, Robert J ^a   Tubbs, Richard M ^a  

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EID: 0031116567     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(96)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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