Comparative evidence about the verbal and analytical aptitude of accounting students

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-501

  Cheng, Rita Hartung ^a   Saemann, Georgia ^a  

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EID: 0031232302     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0748-5751(97)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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