Implications of the 'IAS Regulation' for Research into the International Differences in Accounting Systems

Accounting in Europe

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 187-217

  Sellhorn, Thorsten ^a   Gornik Tomaszewski, Sylwia ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857223451     PISSN: 17449480     EISSN: 17449499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180600920392     Document Type: Article

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