Auditor negotiations: An examination of the efficacy of intervention methods

Accounting Review

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 349-367

  Trotman, Ken T ^a   Wright, Arnold M ^b   Wright, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditor negotiations; Intervention methods; Negotiations; Role playing

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844255399     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2005.80.1.349     Document Type: Review

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