In Search of a Different Accounting Graduate: Entry-point Determinants of Students’ Performance in an Undergraduate Accountancy Degree Programme in Singapore
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Acknowledgments: We thank Yang-Hoong Pang for her invaluable insights and encouragements. We also thank Chee-Yeow Lim, Jean Seow and Themin Suwardy for their helpful comments. We are grateful to the Singapore Management University’s Registrar Office for providing the data for this study. We also acknowledge the Singapore Management University’s Internal Research Project Grant for funding of this study.
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