Audit quality, auditor behaviour and the psychological contract

European Accounting Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 787-802

  Herrbach, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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EID: 84986167285     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180127400     Document Type: Article

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