A comprehensive effort to recruit and retain accounting students

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-323

  Kaenzig, Rebecca ^a   Keller, Rachel ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting majors; Student recruitment; Student retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865370985     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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