The impact of commitment and moral reasoning on auditors' responses to social influence pressure

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-235

  Lord, Alan T ^a   DeZoort, F Todd ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0035315386     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(00)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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