In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008/09, finance research has been criticized for an ineffective allocation of research efforts and a narrowing research focus. We address this discussion via a quantitative analysis of 4,064 articles published in the top four finance journals between 1988...

This paper compares management accounting practices in Germany, the UK and the USA andreveals a range of differences and similarities. The most significant difference is in the use ofeither the general-ledger concept or the two-circle system. Through following these varyingapproaches, further...

By analyzing French and German management accounting practices, this paper intendsto contribute to the field of comparative management accounting. Based on a contingencyapproach, similarities and differences between management accounting practices inFrance and Germany are analysed.The biggest...

Börsengänge (IPOs) gewinnen trotz ihrer ausgeprägten Zyklik sowohl für Unternehmen als auch für Investoren immer mehr an Bedeutung. Spätestens seit dem Börsengang der Deutschen Telekom im Jahr 1996 und dem Aufstieg und Fall des Neuen Marktes sind sie auch in Deutschland einem breiten...