Ethical development, professional commitment and rule observance attitudes: A study of auditors in Taiwan

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-379

  Jeffrey, Cynthia ^a   Weatherholt, Nancy ^b   Lo, Steven ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Auditors Taiwan; Cultural differences; Ethical development; Individualism collectivism; Professional commitment; Rule observance

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844373029     PISSN: 10944060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7063(96)90025-4     Document Type: Article

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