Research methods for examining independence issues: Experimental and economics-of-auditing approaches

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 28, 2002, Pages 23-31

  Simnett, Roger ^a   Trotman, Ken T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 79957963918     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2003.tb00208.x     Document Type: Letter

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