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Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting Text and Cases
Fourth Edition
Steven M. Mintz, DBA, CPA Professor of Accounting California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Roselyn E. Morris, Ph.D., CPA Professor of Accounting Texas State University–San Marcos
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