Optimizing corporate governance attributes to reduce bankruptcy risk : A comprehensive bibliometric analysis
*Shilpa ThakurCorresponding authorshilpathkr2011@gmail.comDepartment of Human ResourcesAmity Business SchoolAmity UniversityNoida, Uttar Pradesh, 201303, IndiaView full profile → , Priyanka Agarwalpagarwal5@amity.eduDepartment of Human ResourcesAmity Business SchoolAmity UniversityNoida, Uttar Pradesh, 201303, IndiaView full profile → , Anil Kumar Goyalanilgoyal20@gmail.comDepartment of CommerceMaharaja Agrasen Institute of Management StudiesRohini, New Delhi, 110086, IndiaView full profile →
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- Received:
- 01 Nov 2025
- Published Online:
- 29 May 2026
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2198
- Pages:
- 2435–2452
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