An analysis of key issues arising from Professor A. J. Briloff's paper entitled, "garbage in/garbage out: A critique of fraudulent financial reporting: 1987-1997 (the COSO report, 1999) the SEC accounting regulatory process (AAERs)"

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-186

  O'Connell, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

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EID: 0035315235     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.2001.0462     Document Type: Article

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