Still awaiting orders: Reflections on the cultural influence when educating in albania

Accounting Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-364

  Devlin, Patrick J ^a   Godfrey, Alan D ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albania; Culture; Domination; Independent learning; Waiting for orders

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248390414     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963928042000273816     Document Type: Article

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