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ORIGINAL AND APPLIED RESEARCH

Is accounting students’ writing ability related to their academic performance?

Annhenrie CampbellDepartment of Accounting and Finance, College of Business Administration, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA;
,
Freddie ChooDepartment of Accounting, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
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David H. LindsayDepartment of Accounting and Finance, College of Business Administration, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA;
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Kim B. TanDepartment of Accounting and Finance, College of Business Administration, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 307-312 | Published online: 07 Aug 2019

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