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Influences on Undergraduate Students' Intentions to become Qualified Accountants: Evidence from Australia

Beverley Jackling Deakin University, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Claude Calero Government of Victoria, Australia
Pages 419-438 | Published online: 01 Feb 2007

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