Norms, Conformity, and Controls

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 753-790

  Tayler, William B ^a   Bloomfield, Robert J ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79955508078     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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