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Audit Firm Culture: Recent Developments and Trends in the Literature

Cristina Thomas Alberti* Accountancy Department, Bentley University, Waltham, US;

Jean C. Bedard* Accountancy Department, Bentley University, Waltham, US;Correspondence[email protected]

Olof Bik** Department of Auditing, Assurance, and Control, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, The Netherlands;

Ann Vanstraelen† Department of Accounting and Information Management, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands;;‡ Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Pages 59-109 | Received 29 Nov 2019, Accepted 19 Oct 2020, Published online: 03 Dec 2020

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