Accounting professionals and CPD: Attitudes and engagement - Some survey evidence

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-138

  Rothwell, Andrew ^a,c   Herbert, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547266461     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596740601155587     Document Type: Article

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