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The effects of advertising and solicitation on audit fees
Hay, D; Knechel, WR - 2010
separately examine the effect of each form of market competition on audit fees. We find that advertising is associated with … increases in fees, not decreases, which suggests that quality-based advertising took place, and not price-based advertising. In … as indicating an increase in competition among accounting firms. Our results suggest that there may be a much more …
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An ethics of representation for international marketing
Schroeder, Jonathan; Borgerson, Janet L. - 2005
This paper offers an ethical analysis of visual representation that provides criteria for and sheds light on the appropriateness dimension of marketing communications. It provides a theoretically informed framework for recognizing and understanding ethical issues in visual representation. An...
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Small-scale Business Inspired by Timeless Simplicity: A Contribution Towards Gross National Happiness
Kuntiranont, Wallapa - 2004
The paper explains how Suan Nguen Mee Ma Co., Ltd. (Suan Company) emerged from the NGO movement guided by Sulak Sivaraksa in Thailand. Suan Company is one example of the growing number of experiments in 'alternative business'. In addition to 'fair trade' efforts to bring rural producers and...
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Anti-corporate protest as consumer spectacle
Higgins, Matthew; Tadajewski, Mark - 2002
Across much of the developed and developing world the last few years have been marked by protest against institutions and corporations. Much has been said about the significance of these protests, indeed books broadly supportive of anti-corporate protest compete for ratings against management...
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Responsible gambling in NSW clubs: opinions, opportunities and obstacles
Hing, Nerilee - 1998
A development in Australian hospitality education has been increasing numbers of industry specific tertiary courses developed in conjunction with, and often at the request of, a particular industry through its industry association. The desire for more professional standards and management...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475197
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In pursuit of a sustainable supply chain: Insights from Westpac Banking Corporation
Keating, B.; Quazi, A.; Kriz, A.; Coltman, T. - 2008
The aim of this paper is to provide clues to industry and academia on how best to approach the challenge of developing a sustainable supply chain. A case study was undertaken of the Westpac Banking Corporation – one of the world's most socially responsible banks – to examine how they...
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Stakeholder mismanagement and corporate social responsibility crises
Kolk, A; Pinkse, J. - 2006
In the past decade, the stakeholder approach has gained much acceptance among academics and practitioners. Noticeably, there has been little consideration of the motivations and processes used by businesses to avoid or neglect stakeholder power and pressures. This is all the more remarkable in...
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Responsible entrepreneurship in developing countries : understanding the realities and complexities
Azmat, Fara; Samaratunge, Ramanie - 2009
Developing countries have recently experienced a burgeoning of small-scale individual entrepreneurs (SIEs) – who range from petty traders to personal service workers like small street vendors, barbers and owners of small shops – as a result of market-based reforms, rapid urbanisation,...
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility make any differences when it comes to “Un-substitutable” Product from Customer Point of View
Foo, Durianna Sook Teng; Yazdanifard, R - 2014
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is where a firm apart from making profits, the firm contributes by doing social good as a part of responsibilities to the society and environment. The masked intention of CSR is being questioned whether is the organization practices CSR for promotion or...
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility make any differences when it comes to “Un-substitutable” Product from Customer Point of View
Foo, Durianna Sook Teng; Yazdanifard, R - 2014
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is where a firm apart from making profits, the firm contributes by doing social good as a part of responsibilities to the society and environment. The masked intention of CSR is being questioned whether is the organization practices CSR for promotion or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011531838