The maximization of profit as the main objective of companies is being criticized from different forums, advocating for an economic system in which the achievement of social sustainability will play a leading role. In the banking sector, after the outbreak of the crisis in 2008, financial...

Der "St. Tönis Tack’scher Spar- und Darlehnskassenverein eingetragene Genossenschaft mit unbeschränkter Haftung" war 1895 Teil einer Gründungswelle kleiner Spar- und Darlehnskassen. Die genossenschaftliche Bank ist mitterweile in der Volksbank Krefeld aufgegangen. 1932 war sie...

Drawing on a framework of deinstitutionalization, this study explores the abandonment of budgeting through a multiple-case study of four companies. The findings illustrate how a number of antecedents to deinstitutionalization acted in each setting and show that abandonment was only achieved...

The systems have revolutionized practically all aspects of business processes in enterprises. They improve the processes by ensuring their integration. Data are entered into an ERP system only once and immediately afterwards they can be accessed through any of its modules, which makes them a...