Personality preferences of accounting students: A longitudinal case study

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-94

  Kovar, Stacy E ^a   Ott, Richard L ^a   Fisher, Dann G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Personality preferences

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EID: 0038750703     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-5751(03)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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