Measurement of formal harmonisation in accounting: An exploratory study

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-339

  Rahman, Asheq ^a   Perera, Hector ^a   Ganeshanandam, Siva ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001137536     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1996.9729522     Document Type: Article

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