Linking ethics and risk management in taxation: Evidence from an exploratory study in Ireland and the UK

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-198

  Doyle, Elaine M ^a   Hughes, Jane Frecknall ^b   Glaister, Keith W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Perceptions of ethics; Risk management; Tax practice; Tax practitioners

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249163283     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9842-9     Document Type: Article

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