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Original Articles

Auditors’ performance evaluations: An experimental analysis of the effects of initial impressions and task-specific experience on information later recalled

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Pages 213-224 | Received 22 Dec 2006, Accepted 31 Dec 2007, Published online: 28 Feb 2019

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