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To Cite this Article: Bakar, A. B. S. A., Ghazali, N. A. B. M., & Ahmad, M. B. (2019). Sustainability Reporting and Board Diversity in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(2), 1044–1067.
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