The joint influence of client attributes and cognitive moral development on students' ethical judgments

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-73

  Brandon, Duane M ^a   Kerler III, William A ^b   Killough, Larry N ^c   Mueller, Jennifer M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical judgments; Moral development; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248191250     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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