An egocentric model of the relations among the opportunity to underreport, social norms, ethical beliefs, and underreporting behavior

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 684-703

  Blanthorne, Cindy ^a   Kaplan, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53949103521     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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