Alcock, Jamie; Cockcroft, Sophie; Finn, Frank - In: Accounting and Finance 48 (2008) 5, pp. 697-718
We examine the role that secondary mathematics plays in the performance of students in introductory business courses …. Students who pass more advanced secondary mathematics subjects perform significantly better in introductory business courses …. This 'mathematics effect' is significantly stronger than the effect of other business-related secondary subjects, such as …