The influence of motivation on cheating behavior among accounting majors

Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 169-188

  Smith, Kenneth J ^a   Davy, Jeanette A ^b   Rosenberg, Donald L ^c  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84897586058     PISSN: 10854622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1085-4622(2009)0000010011     Document Type: Article

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