An analysis of the factors affecting the adoption of international accounting standards by developing countries

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-386

  Zeghal, Daniel ^a   Mhedhbi, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Explanatory environmental factors; International accounting standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751088513     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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