A multidimensional measure in accounting ethics research

International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-110

  Patel, Chris ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative international accounting research; Ethical judgements and intentions; Multidimensional ethics measure; Social desirability response bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947526041     PISSN: 17408008     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAAPE.2007.012596     Document Type: Article

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