The challenges and opportunities of incorporating accounting ethics into the accounting curriculum

Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Williams, Jan ^a   Elson, Raymond J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650055907     PISSN: 15440036     EISSN: 15440044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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