The impact of exercised responsibility, experience, autonomy, and role ambiguity on job performance in public accounting

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-347

  Kalbers, Lawrence P ^a   Cenker, William J ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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