Towards an understanding of excel functional skills needed for a career in public accounting: Perceptions from public accountants and accounting students

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-129

  Ragland, Linda ^a   Ramachandran, Usha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Analytical skills; Critical thinking skills; Excel functions; Public accounting; Technology assisted tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900533664     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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