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

Corporate governance and voluntary disclosure: The case of listed firms on the Athens Stock Exchange

Christina Vadasi
  • Christina Vadasi
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of the Aegean, 8, Michalon Str., Chios, Greece.
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Stergios Tasios
  • Stergios Tasios
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of the Aegean, 8, Michalon Str., Chios, Greece.
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Michalis Bekiaris
  • Michalis Bekiaris
  • Department of Business Administration, School of Business, University of the Aegean, 8, Michalon Str., Chios, Greece.
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  •  Received: 20 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 27 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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