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To Cite this Article: Hashim, H. binti M., & Latiff, A. R. bin A. (2019). Perceptions of Organizational Culture and Board Effectiveness on Malaysian Cooperative Board of Directors. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(2), 1221–1231.
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