Accounting Students as Surrogates for Accounting Professionals When Studying Ethical Dilemmas: A Cautionary Note

A challenge in performing empirical research isdetermining appropriate research subjects.Laboratory experiments are noted for their useof student subjects. The issue of interest inthis research is whether student subjectsrespond to a contextual ethical dilemma in thesame manner as working profession...

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Authors: Bean, David F. (Author) ; D'Aquila, Jill M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2003
In: Teaching business ethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 187-204
Further subjects:B tone at the top
B Financial Reporting
B Internal Control
B Students
B accountant
B Ethical Dilemma
B Fraud
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