One of the major scholarly challenges of social entrepreneurship is the lack of an established epistemology that partly contributes to and/or stems from a conflict of discourses. This study is an attempt to pave the way for the enhancement of the field of social entrepreneurship, using...

This paper examines the relationship between income smoothing practices and firms value in Iran. This research also studies the effect of the firms’ size on the tendency to smooth income. The sample comprises 200 companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange within the period of 1999-2005. The...

Retailers serve as the main interface between business and society. This study explores the Corporate Social Responsibility priorities and performance of the largest 23 global retailers. This set of global retailers, who have a major impact on society, were studied in terms of social,...