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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

Value relevance and changes in accounting standards: A review of the IFRS adoption literature

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Article: 2039057 | Received 19 Aug 2021, Accepted 24 Jan 2022, Published online: 21 Feb 2022

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