The influence of cognitive style on the understandability of a professional accounting pronouncement by accounting students

British Accounting Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-154

  Patel, Chris ^a   Ron, Day ^a  

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EID: 0030163586     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.1996.0011     Document Type: Article

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