Student perceptions of the profession and its effect on decisions to major in accounting

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Saemann, Georgia P ^a   Crooker, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0013054449     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-5751(99)00007-X     Document Type: Article

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