Perceptions of the profession: Are we succeeding in casting a wider net?

Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages 167-195

  Saemann, Georgia P ^a   Crooker, Karen J ^b   Kreissl, Laura Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

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EID: 80054873681     PISSN: 10854622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1085-4622(07)08010-8     Document Type: Article

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