The effect of national culture, acculturation, and education on accounting judgments: A comparative study of Australian and Chinese culture

Journal of International Accounting Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 51-77

  Hu, Ceelsan ^a   Chand, Parmod ^a   Evans, Elaine ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting education; Accounting judgments; Acculturation; Comparability; Cultural factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903162941     PISSN: 15426297     EISSN: 15588025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jiar-50507     Document Type: Article

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