Accounting craftspeople versus accounting seers: Exploring the relevance and innovation gaps in academic accounting research

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 833-843

  McCarthy, William E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871277722     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch-10313     Document Type: Article

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