Ethical climate in Chinese CPA firms

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 825-835

  Shafer, William E ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 53949103304     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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