Metaphors and accounting for stock options

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 805-833

  Walters, Melissa ^a   Young, Joni J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; FASB; Metaphor; Stock options

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949104848     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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