The impact of ethical development and cultural constructs on auditor judgments: A study of auditors in Taiwan

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Jeffrey, Cynthia ^a   Dilla, William ^a   Weatherholt, Nancy ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 3943055422     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq200414322     Document Type: Review

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