Internal Control Weakness and Managerial Myopia: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures
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عنوان ژورنال: ACRN Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2305-7394
DOI: 10.35944/jofrp.2019.8.1.004