Chinese students in US accounting and business PhD programs: Educational, political and social considerations

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-216

  Cho, Charles H ^a   Roberts, Robin W ^b   Roberts, Sherron K ^b  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 38949120071     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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