Accounting department chairs' perceptions of the importance of communication skills

Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 151-168

  Schmidt, Jacqueline J ^a   Green, Brian Patrick ^b   Madison, Roland ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

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EID: 84897585597     PISSN: 10854622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1085-4622(2009)0000010010     Document Type: Article

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