The financial expertise of CFOs and accounting restatements

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 123-135

  Aier, Jagadison K ^a   Comprix, Joseph ^a   Gunlock, Matthew T ^b   Lee, Deanna ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 33751119928     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch.2005.19.3.123     Document Type: Article

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