Revisiting hiring decisions by public accounting: The impact of educational path, age and gender

Advances in Accounting Education: Teaching and Curriculum Innovations

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 77-94

  Almer, Elizabeth Dreike ^a   Christensen, Anne L ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84899029963     PISSN: 10854622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1085-4622(08)09004-4     Document Type: Article

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