Writing apprehension in beginning accounting majors

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 9-22

  Faris, Kay A ^a   Golensteven, Steven P ^a   Lynch, David H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting communication; Accounting education; Writing apprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344632608     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: 15524191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108056999906200203     Document Type: Article

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