The call for environmentally sustainable business practices is growing in momentum. As supplies of fossil fuels decline, damages from environmental disasters mount and radical climatic effects appear, the logical result is that organizations operate in a more eco-friendly fashion. This paper...

The call for environmentally sustainable business practices is growing in momentum. As supplies of fossil fuels decline, damages from environmental disasters mount and radical climatic effects appear, the logical result is that organizations operate in a more eco-friendly fashion. This paper...

This study investigates the extent to which the pressures from outside stakeholders, specifically the providers of debt and trade credit, as opposed to owner-managers' internal needs explain the use of voluntary audits in micro-companies. Whereas previous studies have mainly focused on how bank...

I study whether mandatory peer review affects CPA entrepreneurship—that is, CPAs' decisions to start, continue, or cease operating their own CPA firms. In an effort to promote service quality, CPA firms have to be reviewed by other CPA firms to meet licensing requirements. While this peer...

For the study of entrepreneurship, a cornerstone of modern competitive economy, perhaps there is no liberal profession better suited to be analysed than the financial audit. The financial auditor is meant to be an entrepreneur, to take his destiny into his own hands, because, in order to be...

This paper is a review of the current status of skill gap in India and reviews the initiatives, skills and competences that would be required for the purpose of transforming students into entrepreneurs. The author suggests that entrepreneurship skills and competencies are different from those...

The authors discuss about the current status of the world and try to explore sectors for the future entrepreneurs, policy analysts. The authors have tried to identify two most promising sectors for social entrepreneurs and policy enthusiasts to act upon for the challenges of the tomorrow. The...

Monopolistic business practices result is a situation that, while it creates a unique set of challenges, can also be a compelling opportunity for new ventures to enter the market. This chapter aims to explore the market conditions that enable and encourage monopolistic behavior, specifically in...