Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Full Length Research Paper

The composition of board of directors and performance: Impact of the political experience after the Tunisian revolution

Wided Bouaine
  • Wided Bouaine
  • Higher Institute of Accountancy and Corporate Management, University of Manouba, Campus Universitaire 2010, Manouba, Tunisia.
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Yosr Hrichi
  • Yosr Hrichi
  • Unités de recherche en Banque, Assurance et Théorie Comptable (URBATHEC), Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Carthage, Campus Universitaire Mrezga 8000, Nabeul, Tunisia.
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  •  Received: 11 October 2020
  •  Accepted: 11 January 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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