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Special Issue: International Finance and Sustainability

Factors of applying creative accounting and its impact on the quality of financial statements in Jordanian hotels, sustainable practices

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Pages 499-515 | Received 26 Jun 2021, Accepted 28 Jul 2021, Published online: 25 Aug 2021

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