A Test of the Selection-Socialization Theory in moral reasoning of CPAs in industry practice

Behavioral Research in Accounting

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad J ^a   Ariail, Donald L ^b  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DIT; Inverted U; Moral development; Selection socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956527267     PISSN: 10504753     EISSN: 15588009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/bria.2009.21.2.1     Document Type: Article

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