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The usefulness of case studies in developing core competencies in a professional accounting programme: a New Zealand study

Sidney Weil * Dr., Associate Professor Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Peter Oyelere Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman & Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Elizabeth Rainsbury UNITEC, New Zealand
Pages 139-169 | Received 01 Sep 2002, Accepted 01 Oct 2003, Published online: 01 Feb 2007

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