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Impact of Environmental, Demographical and Personal Factors on Auditors’ Ethical Decision Making in Nigeria Cover

Impact of Environmental, Demographical and Personal Factors on Auditors’ Ethical Decision Making in Nigeria

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|Jul 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sues-2020-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2285-3065 | Journal ISSN: 1584-2339
Language: English
Page range: 35 - 58
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2019
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2020
Published on: Jul 16, 2020
Published by: Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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