The use of remedial tactics in negligence litigation

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 767-787

  Cornell, Robert M ^a   Warne, Rick C ^b   Eining, Martha M ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apology; Auditor negligence litigation; Justification; Remedial tactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249133859     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: 19113846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/car.26.3.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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