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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

Academic interest determines the academic performance of undergraduate accounting students: Multinomial logit evidence

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Article: 2101326 | Received 29 May 2022, Accepted 09 Jul 2022, Published online: 27 Jul 2022

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