Accounting classification and the international harmonisation debate - An empirical investigation

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 327-349

  D'Arcy, Anne ^a  

^a Deutsche Borse Systems AG   (Germany)

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EID: 0035343481     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(00)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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