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Alumni affinity credit cards: making the relationship work

Worthington, Steve; Horne, Suzanne - In: International Journal of Bank Marketing 13 (1995) 5, pp. 24-30

The credit card industry in the UK has a growing number of affinity cards, some of which are specifically aimed at the alumni of universities. Discusses the evolution of the relationship between the university alumni officers and the credit card issuers responsible for the alumni affinity cards....

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London and County Securities: a case study in audit and regulatory failure

Matthews, Derek - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 18 (2005) 4, pp. 518-536

London and County Securities bank (L&C) in 1973, one of the most significant UK corporate fraud scandals and regulatory … participants. Findings – The study identifies and explains the nature of the fraud, the shortcomings of the auditing of the bank … distinguish between different types of fraud; that commercial pressures impact adversely on the audit process; that DT inspections …

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On‐shelf availability: the case of a UK grocery retailer

Fernie, John; Grant, David B. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 19 (2008) 3, pp. 293-308

Purpose – On‐shelf availability (OSA) has been a major cause of concern to UK grocery retailers over the last five years and the topic has been the focus of commissioned research reports by various trade associations. The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of how one major...

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The New Food Discounters : Are They a Threat to the Major Multiples?

Hogarth‐Scott, Sandra; Rice, Steven P. - In: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management 22 (1994) 1, pp. 20-28

Rapid change in UK food retailing, in particular the entry of European discounters such as Aldi and Netto, has provoked speculation about the effect of these entrants on the major multiples. The discount sector is growing and the major multiples are trying to appear more price competitive....

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Conducting market research using the Internet: the case of Xenon Laboratories

Lockett, Andy; Blackman, Ian - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 19 (2004) 3, pp. 178-187

The way market research is conducted has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, as a result of both the development of the prevailing view of best practice and the state of technology available to researchers. While it is clear that the World Wide Web (WWW) will increasingly be used as a...

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Delight makes the difference: the story of AT&T Universal Card

Hines, Jerry - In: The TQM Magazine 7 (1995) 3, pp. 6-11

In March 1990, AT&T entered the credit card business under a unique set of circumstances; from its first day in existence, the company’s credit card subsidiary built itself up, based on total quality management principles. While most firms embracing total quality management have had to fit...

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Establishing additionality: fraud vulnerabilities in the clean development mechanism

Drew, Jacqueline M.; Drew, Michael E. - In: Accounting Research Journal 23 (2010) 3, pp. 243-253

reference to fraud vulnerabilities regarding the additionality of a project. An examination of the process of establishment …

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The corporate governance lessons of Enron

Vinten, Gerald - In: Corporate Governance: The international journal of … 2 (2002) 4, pp. 4-9

The failure of the Enron Corporation in late 2001, apart from signalling the largest corporate bankruptcy in the USA, has also thrown up a myriad of questions about the effectiveness of contemporary accounting, auditing and corporate governance practices. There are strong historical antecedents...

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Whistle blowing intentions – evidence from Malaysian PLC

Nawawi, Anuar; Salin, Ahmad Saiful Azlin Puteh - In: International Journal of Law and Management 60 (2018) 5, pp. 1111-1125

Purpose Most organizations are fully aware of the misconduct that occurs within their company but take a soft-handed approach attending to the problems. Consequently, misconduct that at the beginning is just a mere incompliance may become a corporate scandal involving a substantial amount of...

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Hedge fund information depository: a case study of a pre‐emptive solution to fund manager fraud

Muhtaseb, Majed R. - In: Journal of Investment Compliance 10 (2009) 2, pp. 24-32

fund manager's alarming activities prior to recognition of the fraud by the authorities. The lessons serve as red flags to … community to an unprecedented level and could ultimately mitigate a manager's fraud. Design/methodology/approach – A major hedge … fund fraud case, Lancer Management Group, is used an example and application of HFID. Findings – Investors in the Lancer …

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