Ownership Structure, Active Audit Committee, Audit Quality, and Leverage against Earnings Management.
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عنوان ژورنال: Jurnal Penelitian Teori & Terapan Akuntansi (PETA)
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2528-2581
DOI: 10.51289/peta.v5i1.413