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ACCOUNTING, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS

Corporate governance mechanisms and firm performance in Saudi Arabia before and during the COVID-19 outbreak

Helmi A. Boshnak1 Associate Professor of Accounting, Accounting Department, Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7167-0971
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Mohammad Alsharif2 Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Economics, College of Business Administration, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Majed Alharthi3 Associate Professor of Finance, Finance Department, College of Business, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3553-243X
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Article: 2195990 | Received 21 Feb 2023, Accepted 23 Mar 2023, Published online: 29 Mar 2023

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