Firm disclosures often reach only a portion of investors, which results in information asymmetry among investors, and therefore lower market liquidity. This issue is particularly salient for firms that are not highly visible, as they tend not to receive broad news dissemination via traditional...

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...

Limited access of small enterprises to reliable and well-prepared information about their condition is mentioned as one of the main barriers to small business development. One of the key types of information used in management is financial information. It concerns the resources and financial...

The automotive customers demand for new functionality, comfort and convenience, higher reliability, result in most innovations that are driven by electronics in the automobile. Electronic systems now provide the technology to enable the manufacturer to deliver new features and to meet the...

This study contributes to an understanding of the practice of social reporting in Italian bank foundations. Specifically, the study examines the views of the preparers of social reports. In Italy, the development of social reports for non-government organizations (NGOs) is voluntary.The research...

This paper adds to the literatures on socially responsible investment (SRI), investment management, regulation of financial services and social accounting by providing a comprehensive survey of investment methods used in SRI products and regulated social reporting in financial services....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) usage among companies on the Thai stock exchange; and to assess the performance effects of this BSC use.Design/methodology/approach – Sample organisations were surveyed through a questionnaire...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesise current knowledge on the importance of intellectual capital (IC) information to the capital market.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is by way of literature review. It reviews the empirical research literature from...

As we wonder about the possibility of transposing the classical model of organizational control in the specific context of franchise networks through its key dimensions (legitimacy, mission, structure, strategy), the current article focused on the construction of a research model describing the...

The increasing number of students in business schools has resulted in a large population of students taking different accounting courses. It therefore creates a daunting challenge for tutors to undertake an effective assessment of students' knowledge in the various accounting topics. The paper...