Independence, objectivity and the Canadian CA profession

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-440

  Everett, Jeffery ^a   Green, Duncan ^a   Neu, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting; Auditing; Discourse; Genealogy; Independence; Objectivity; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 15344339354     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2003.04.001     Document Type: Article

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