Concise reporting in Australia: Has the concise report replaced the traditional financial report for adopting companies?

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 14, Issue 34, 2004, Pages 40-47

  O’Sullivan, Madonna ^a   Percy, Majella ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84961971449     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2004.tb00239.x     Document Type: Article

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