Contextual issues of the convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards: The case of Germany

Advances in Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-116

  Hellmann, Andreas ^a   Perera, Hector ^a   Patel, Chris ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77952583832     PISSN: 08826110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adiac.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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