Involving academics in the accounting standard setting process: An application of the Delphi methodology to the assessment of IASB proposals

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 765-791

  Álvarez, Igor ^a   Calvo, José Antonio ^a   Mora, Araceli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Polibienestar Research Institute   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delphi method; IASB due process; Management commentary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903560411     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-012-9244-3     Document Type: Article

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