Employer perceptions of online accounting degrees

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 91-109

  Grossman, Amanda M ^a   Johnson, Leigh R ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting degrees; Big 4; Employer perceptions; Online education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959547244     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-51229     Document Type: Article

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