The Effect of Alternative Judicial Systems and Settlement on Auditing

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-381

  Smith, Reed ^a   Tidrick, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 54749145477     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018688203809     Document Type: Article

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