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The Real Impact Factor and the Gap between Accounting Research and Practice
Journal Title: FINANCIAL REPORTING 
Author/s: Alberto Quagli, Francesco Avallone, Paola Ramassa 
Year:  2016 Issue: 1 Language: English 
Pages:  29 Pg. 29-57 FullText PDF:  381 KB
DOI:  10.3280/FR2016-001003
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Keywords: Research-practice gap, research impact, real impact factor, accounting research, accounting practice

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