Industry specialist auditors, outsider directors, and financial analysts
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Industry specialist auditors, outsider directors, and financial analysts
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0278-4254
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2010.10.002