Public Internal Audit in Transition: Romanian Higher Education in a European Governance Perspective
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0211 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 2779 - 2791
Published on: Jul 22, 2026
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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