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This article provides important guidance based on the authors' study of top value builders
from both public and private equity-owned corporations. They observe that a wide range of …

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To avoid remaking the well-publicized corporate mistakes of the recent past, investors,
directors, audit committees, and boards need to go beyond basic financial statements to monitor …

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Despite the efforts of researchers over the years to investigate the factors which affect the
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