CEO Career Attention and Environmental Performance: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies

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Ma, Y., & Mokhtar, I. (2024). CEO Career Attention and Environmental Performance: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 13(4), 342–359.

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