Oral and written communication apprehension in accounting students: Curriculum impacts and impacts on academic performance

Accounting Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-336

  Gardner, Clare T ^a   Milne, Markus J ^a   Stringer, Carolyn P ^a   Whiting, Rosalind H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

accounting education; Communication apprehension; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248333303     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/06939280500077269     Document Type: Article

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