Great Expectations?: The Dubious Financial Legacy of Quality Audits

British Journal of Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-45

  Swift, Tracey A ^a   Humphrey, Christopher ^a   Gor, Vishal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034412004     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00149     Document Type: Article

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