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Accounting, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

Women director characteristics and earnings quality: evidence from banking industry in Indonesia

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Article: 2304371 | Received 10 Oct 2023, Accepted 05 Jan 2024, Published online: 06 Feb 2024

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