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• Published date: 01 April 2022
• Date: 01 April 2022
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.22452

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New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Southeastern Louisiana University

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

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Professor of Accounting

College of Business

James Madison University,Harrisonburg

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College of Business

College of Charleston, Charleston

Dov Fischer,Ph.D., CPA

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Koppelman School of Business

Brooklyn College, CUNY,NY

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College of Administration and Accounting

Duhok University,Iraq

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Professor of Accounting

Cameron School of Business

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

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School of Business

College of Charleston, South Carolina

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College of Business

University of Tennessee,Chattanooga

Dr.Tatjana Jovanovic

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The Institute of Public Sector Economics

and Management

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr.Michael Ozlanski

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Sigmund WeisSchool of Business

University of Susquehanna, Selinsgrove

Tom Pry or

President

Integrated Cost Management Systems, Inc.

Dallas/Ft. Worth,Texas

Dr.Gregory L. Prescott

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Mitchell College of Business

University of South Alabama, Mobile

Dr.Wayne Shaw

Helmut Sohmen Professor of Corporate

Governance

Cox School of Business

Southern Methodist University,Dallas

Dr.Gregory Sierra

Associate Professor of Accounting

Department of Accounting

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Dr.Caroline D. Strobel

Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Darla Moore School of Business

University of South Carolina, Columbia

Dr.Imen Tebourbi

Assistant Professor of Finance

Canadian University in Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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