Practicing accountants' views of the content of accounting ethics courses and course effects on attitudes and behavior

Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages 213-236

  Abdolmohammadi, Mohammad J ^a   Reinstein, Alan ^b  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897584382     PISSN: 10854622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1085-4622(2012)0000013014     Document Type: Article

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