The stockholder review committee of the chesapeake and ohio canal company, 1828-1857: Evidence of changes in financial reporting and corporate governance

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-143

  Russ, Robert W ^a   Previts, Gary J ^b   Coffman, Edward N ^c  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978786057     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.33.1.125     Document Type: Article

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