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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

Corporate Governance research in Ghana through bibliometric method: review of existing literature

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Article: 2088457 | Received 30 Mar 2022, Accepted 30 May 2022, Published online: 11 Jul 2022

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