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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

The effect of corporate governance elements on corporate social responsibility reporting of listed companies in Vietnam

Thanh Hung Nguyen1 Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, Thuongmai University, Ha Noi, VietnamCorrespondence[email protected]
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Quynh Trang Nguyen1 Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, Thuongmai University, Ha Noi, VietnamORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-9826View further author information
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Duc Minh Nguyen2 Department of Mathematics, Thuongmai University, Ha Noi, VietnamView further author information
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Thi Le3 Business School, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Australia;4 Science and technology research and development centre, Thuongmai University, Hanoi, VietnamView further author information
Article: 2170522 | Received 27 Nov 2022, Accepted 16 Jan 2023, Published online: 01 Feb 2023

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