The impact of culture on accounting: Does Gray's model apply to Iran?

Review of Accounting and Finance

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 254-272

  Noravesh, Iraj ^a   Dianati Dilami, Zahra ^a   Bazaz, Mohammad S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting systems; Biotechnology; Financial forecasting; Income; Intangible assets; Market value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993093059     PISSN: 14757702     EISSN: 17587700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14757700710778009     Document Type: Article

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