Using arguments and myths to lobby over controversial accounting issues: evidence from Japan

Using arguments and myths to lobby over controversial accounting issues: evidence from Japan
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利用论点和神话游说有争议的会计问题:来自日本的证据

DOI:
10.1108/par-01-2019-0003
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Hellmann Andreas
Hellmann Andreas
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作者:
Tsunogaya Noriyuki;Hellmann Andreas

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