Accounting graduate employment destinations and commitment to CPD: A study from two Australian universities

Accounting Education

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-343

  Jackling, Beverley ^a   De Lange, Paul ^a   Rav On, Joav ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting graduate; accounting profession; career path; continuing professional development; postgraduate study

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040866049     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280701646471     Document Type: Article

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