A Survey of Governance Disclosures Among U.S. Firms
โ Scribed by Lori Holder-Webb; Jeffrey Cohen; Leda Nath; David Wood
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4544
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