Financial crisis and the silence of the auditors

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 868-873

  Sikka, Prem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68149183513     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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