Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Full Length Research Paper

Ethics education in management accounting studies: Evidence from business schools in Ghana

Randolph Nsor-Ambala*
  • Randolph Nsor-Ambala*
  • Department of Accounting, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.
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Joseph Mensah Onumah
  • Joseph Mensah Onumah
  • Department of Accounting, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 17 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 19 May 2015
  •  Published: 31 May 2015

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