Teaching ethics in accounting: A discussion of cross-cultural factors with a focus on confucian and western philosophy

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-35

  Waldmann, Erwin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Asia; Confucius; Cross cultural; Education; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066220365     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096392800413636     Document Type: Article

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