An analysis of audit committee effectiveness at the largest listed companies in South Africa from a CFO and audit committee perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Commercii
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1684-1999,2413-1903
DOI: 10.4102/ac.v9i1.90