The use of usefulness: An examination of the user needs approach to the financial reporting conceptual framework

Journal of Applied Accounting Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 52-79

  McCartney, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial reporting; Utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993027488     PISSN: 09675426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/96754260480001037     Document Type: Article

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