Implementing IFRS from the perspective of EU publicly traded companies

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-196

  Jermakowicz, Eva K ^a   Gornik Tomaszewski, Sylwia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

European companies; IAS regulation; IFRS; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749360601     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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