The philosophy and rhetoric of auditor independence concepts

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Reiter, Sara Ann ^a   Williams, Paul F ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3943111572     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq200414329     Document Type: Review

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