Tension between the corporate and collegial cultures of Australian public universities: The current status

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 556-571

  Christopher, Joe ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Public interest; Public sector; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869870537     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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