Ethical exemplification and the AICPA code of professional conduct: An empirical investigation of auditor and public perceptions

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-71

  Brown, Phil A ^a   Stocks, Morris H ^b   Wilder, W Mark ^b  

^a HARDING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting code of ethics; Exemplification; Impression management; Professional conduct

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847004421     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9124-3     Document Type: Article

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