Profit sharing in Australian big 6 accounting firms: An exploratory study

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 517-530

  Burrows, Geoff ^a   Black, Christopher ^a  

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EID: 0032116581     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(97)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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