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Evaluating the Quality of Corporate Governance of Swiss Banks

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|Jan 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2021-0060 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 278 - 294
Published on: Jan 24, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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