The accounting profession: Substantive change and/or image management

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 159-176

  Rogers, Rodney K ^a   Dillard, Jesse ^a   Yuthas, Kristi ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AICPA; Enron; Image restoration theory; Professional responsibility; Public interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644435686     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-1401-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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