The use of foreign accounting data in UK financial institutions

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 309-328

  Miles, Samantha ^a   Nobes, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 13644273658     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00189     Document Type: Article

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