Diffusing financial practices in Latin American higher education: Understanding the intersection between global influence and the local context

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-77

  Neu, Dean ^a   Silva, Leiser ^b   Gomez, Elizabeth Ocampo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting procedures; Financial control; Financial management; Higher education; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149104767     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570810842322     Document Type: Article

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