Auditor-client management relationships and roles in negotiating financial reporting

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 362-383

  McCracken, Susan ^a   Salterio, Steven E ^b   Gibbins, Michael ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 41149086931     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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