Learning by doing: A case study of qualitative accounting research

Accounting Education

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-174

  Hughes, Mark ^a   Berry, Aidan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting Banking Case Study Interviewing Research Process Qualitative Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242685023     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280010011145     Document Type: Article

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