Cultural influences on judgments of professional accountants in auditor-client conflict resolution

Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-31

  Patel, Chris ^a   Harrison, Graeme L ^a   McKinnon, Jill L ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 29144462928     PISSN: 09541314     EISSN: 1467646X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-646X.00077     Document Type: Article

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