The impact of cultural factors on the lobbying of the International Accounting Standards Committee on E32, comparability of financial statements: An extension of MacArthur to accounting member bodies

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 315-335

  MacArthur, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting Subculture; Culture; IASC

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041594080     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1061-9518(99)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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