Internal Control Weakness and Bank Loan Contracting: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures
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عنوان ژورنال: The Accounting Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0001-4826,1558-7967
DOI: 10.2308/accr-10036