A comparison of auditor and client initial negotiation positions and tactics

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 497-511

  Bame Aldred, Charles W ^a   Kida, Thomas ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 33947506969     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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