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Accounting, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

Boardroom dynamics: The power of board composition and gender diversity in shaping capital structure

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Article: 2236836 | Received 04 Jun 2023, Accepted 12 Jul 2023, Published online: 20 Jul 2023

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