Investigating the relationship between the elements of the IFRS conversion cost in the context of small island economies (Mauritius)

International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 228-239

  Boolaky, Pran Krishansing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

conversion cost; IFRS; Mauritius; small island economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858964715     PISSN: 17536715     EISSN: 17536723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMFA.2010.034116     Document Type: Article

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