Accountability demands and the auditor's evidence search strategy: The influence of reviewer preferences and the nature of the response (belief vs. action)

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 683-706

  Turner, Cynthia Williams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0035732333     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00034     Document Type: Article

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