Exploring the Role of Symbolic Legitimation in Voluntary Journal List Adoption

Accounting Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 256-273

  Moore, Louella ^a,b  

^a WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting education; journal lists; legitimation; research assessment; symbolic interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934758275     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2015.1050679     Document Type: Article

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