Empirically Assessing the Importance of Characteristics of Accounting Students

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-157

  Baker, William M ^a   McGregor, Calvert C ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009162337     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320009599006     Document Type: Article

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