Investigating corporate management lobbying in the U.K. accounting standard-setting process: A multi-issue/multi-period approach

Abacus

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-347

  Georgiou, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting; ASB; Longitudinal; Standard setting; U.K.

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944461863     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2005.00185.x     Document Type: Review

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