Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the investment characteristics of works by leading Australian artists. Design/methodology/approach – About 35,805 paintings by 45 leading Australian artists sold at auction are used to construct individual hedonic price indices. The...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate associations between related party transactions (RPTs) and governance and performance factors of new economy firms. Design/methodology/approach – Previous research has examined the RPTs of large US firms. In contrast, the authors focus on smaller,...

Purpose – The paper aims to analyse audit service quality attributes that were perceived to be important in compulsory audit tendering (CAT) in local councils in New South Wales (NSW). It focuses principally on whether CAT leads to an impairment of auditor independence and audit quality....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine what auditor and audit environmental attributes affect auditor appointment decisions in compulsory audit tendering, and whether the attributes affecting appointment of a new auditor (rotation) are consistent with or different from those...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon and describe the introduction of an articulated engagement learning and teaching approach to a diverse cohort in a postgraduate management accounting unit of study. Design/methodology/approach – A case study, based on the authors'...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the exposures of Australian gold mining firms in the highly volatile period from 1995 to 2000. This period has been characterized by significant changes in gold price due to bulk sale of gold by collective central banks. Specifically, the paper...