The effects of alternative justification memos on the judgments of audit reviewees and reviewers

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-46

  Agoglia, Christopher P ^a   Kida, Thomas ^b   Hanno, Dennis M ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0038345670     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.00094     Document Type: Review

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