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Audit committee characteristics and firm performance during the global financial crisis

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  • Husam Aldamen
  • Keith Duncan
  • Simone Kelly
  • Ray McNamara
  • Stephan Nagel

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  • Husam Aldamen & Keith Duncan & Simone Kelly & Ray McNamara & Stephan Nagel, 2012. "Audit committee characteristics and firm performance during the global financial crisis," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 52(4), pages 971-1000, December.
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