Accountants, ethical issues and the corporate governance context

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 15, Issue 35, 2005, Pages 79-88

  Leung, Philomena ^a   Cooper, Barry J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34848882949     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2005.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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