Using cross-sectional panel data over eleven years (2009-2019), or 1001 firm-year observations, this study examines the relationship between capital structure and firm performance of service sector firms from Australian stock market. Unlike other studies, in this study directional causalities of...

This paper draws on the earlier works on accounting change literature and empirically examines the management accounting systems (MAS) change in a large public sector organisation in Australia. A case study approach has been used to explore the research problem. Data were collected from archival...

Contracting out is a widely used mode of alternative government service delivery arrangement, but the methodologies to assessing competitive bids and making contracting out decisions are historically flawed. This research project has introduced a theoretical model on contracting out by adding...

Using cross-sectional panel data over eleven years (2009-2019), or 1001 firm-year observations, this study examines the relationship between capital structure and firm performance of service sector firms from Australian stock market. Unlike other studies, in this study directional causalities of...

The relationship between capital structure and firm performance has been examined in different countries for decades. The current study is aimed to extend this body of research to include the Australian service-sector. Using cross sectional panel data from 63 Australian listed companies over...

Literature on contracting out in public sector contexts reports cost savings as the main driver behind contracting-out decisions. Few studies have examined the post contract realised cost savings. This study reports the findings of a case study of a public sector organisation which experienced...

Cost shifting strategy in service organizations causes difficulties between co-existing internal business units each competing for scarce resources. Within regulatory and legal constraints, cost shifting between business units instigates concomitant changes to each unit's...

This empirical study explores the association between competition, business strategy, and the uses of a multiple performance measurement system in Bangladesh manufacturing firms. The study uses a questionnaire survey of 50 manufacturing companies. Data were analyzed using multiple regression...