The decision usefulness of financial accounting measurement concepts: Evidence from an online survey of professional investors and their advisors

European Accounting Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 495-509

  Gassen, Joachim ^a   Schwedler, Kristina ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Accounting Standards Committee of Germany   (Germany)

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EID: 77956545775     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180.2010.496548     Document Type: Article

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