Critical reflections on research approaches, accounting regulation and the regulation of accounting

British Accounting Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-289

  Laughlin, Richard ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting regulation; Regulation of accounting; Research approaches

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448956030     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: 10958347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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