Developing and Measuring the Impact of an Accounting Ethics Course that is Based on the Moral Philosophy of Adam Smith

Accounting ethics failures have seized headlines and cost investors billions of dollars. Improvement of the ethical reasoning and behavior of accountants has become a key concern for the accounting profession and for higher education in accounting. Researchers have asked a number of questions, inclu...

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Authors: Sorensen, Daniel P. (Author) ; Miller, Scott E. (Author) ; Cabe, Kevin L. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2017
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 140, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-191
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Accounting
B Adam Smith
B Business Education
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