Improvement and Operation of Whistleblowing Systems in Light of the Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act (1)

Improvement and Operation of Whistleblowing Systems in Light of the Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act (1)

Authors： Shohei Furukawa Yuki Tsuchiya
Magazine/Book：OH-EBASHI LPC & PARTNERS NEWSLETTER Vol.50
Publisher：OH-EBASHI LPC & PARTNERS
Practice： General Corporate Practice Corporate Governance/Shareholders Meeting Corporate Investigation
Date of publication： October, 2021

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