The Significant Role of Critical Thinking in Predicting Auditing Students' Performance

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 274-279

  Jenkins, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042495603     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832329809601644     Document Type: Article

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