Recently added articles from International Management Review:
The Extent of Social Responsibility Accounting Application in the Qualified Industrial Zones in Jordan
Apr 01, 2008; ... [Abstract] The study aims at defining the extent to which the companies investing in the qualified industrial zones (QIZ) in Jordan recognize and apply the concept of social responsibility accounting. The study showed that there was no full recognition of the concept of social ...
How Do Regulation Changes Impact the Bondholders' Perception of Auditor Choice and Managerial Ownership? Evidence from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Adoption
Apr 01, 2008; ... [Abstract] This paper explores how US bondholders value the auditor choice and managerial ownership of firms and investigates whether regulation changes affect these perceptions. Using the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) as a major regulation shift, we find that during the pre-SOX period, ...
Stock Ownership Concentration and Firm Performance-An Empirical Study Based on IPO Companies in China
Apr 01, 2008; ... [Abstract] With the sample of Chinese initial public offering (IPO) companies in 2001 and 2002, this paper investigates the relationship between stock ownership concentration and firm performance. We find a significant cubic relation between firm performance and stock ownership ...
An Analysis of Home Computer Customer Service Hotlines
Apr 01, 2008; ... [Abstract] With the growth of the Internet in recent years, home computers have become an essential part of many Americans' lives. Because computers play such an important role in our lives, even the smallest problem with an individual's computer system can cause severe repercussions in ...
A Study on Impact of Different Capital Sources on the Economy in China
Apr 01, 2008; ... [Abstract] Among the literature on the impact of different capital sources on economy, most of them focus on one capital source or study this impact from a perspective of factors of production. Therefore, we plan to classify those capital factors according to their sources and study ...