The effects of corporate ownership on public accountants' professionalism and ethics

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-124

  Shafer, William E ^a   Lowe, D Jordan ^b   Fogarty, Timothy J ^c  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2642518160     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2002.16.2.109     Document Type: Article

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