Too Good to Be True: CEOs and Financial Reporting Fraud

Consulting Psychology Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-43

  Anderson, J Richard ^a   Tirrell, Michael E ^a  

^a STONEHILL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 1642283132     PISSN: 10614087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1061-4087.56.1.35     Document Type: Review

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