The Composition Of Corporate Boards Of Directors: Pre- And Post-Sarbanes-Oxley
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER)
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2157-8893,1542-4448
DOI: 10.19030/jber.v9i2.1818