Das gesellschaftliche Interesse an mehr Transparenz im Lebensmittelbereich ist erheblich gestiegen. Die jüngste Dioxin-Krise in Deutschland hat die vielfach erhobenen Forderungen nach einer gläsernen Produktion und mehr Informationen zur Lebensmittelsicherheit nochmals lauter werden lassen,...

Managing the transition to a renewable energy future is an important policy priority in many countries. Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is expected to make an essential contribution, but due to relatively high cost, its growth to date has been largely driven by public policy, notably feed-in...

Purpose –This paper aims to investigate the relative importance of audit-team and audit-firm attributes in perceptions of audit quality by two groups of users of audit services: audit committee chairs/members (“insiders”) and financial analysts/fund managers (“outsiders”)....

Investments in renewable energy (RE) technologies are regarded with increasing interest as an effective means to stimulate growth and accelerate the recovery from the recent financial crisis. Yet, despite their appeal, and the numerous policies implemented to promote these technologies, the...