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Country of origin and confidence in quality of imported foods in China
Food distribution channel members in the Peoples’ Republic of China have been interviewed regarding the key factors that determine where they source imported food products. Concerns about food safety and mistrust of food ...
Deinstitutionalization of Gender-Biased Employment Practices in New Zealand's Accountancy Workplaces
Oliver (1992)'s model of deinstitutionalization was used to explore the changes in gender-biased employment practices that have occurred in New Zealand accountancy workplaces over the last twenty years. Evidence was gathered ...
Performance management: observations from empirical work
A review of field studies in Accounting, Organizations and Society and Management Accounting Research from 1990-2003 (in press) finds that there are few field studies that examine overall performance management processes ...
Acquiring Market Flexibility via Niche Portfolios: The Case of Fisher & Paykel WhiteGoods
The instability of niche markets, and their predisposition to catastrophic collapse, makes market flexibility a prerequisite for long-term survival among niche marketers. This article describes how a niche marketer can ...
Oral and written communication apprehension in accounting students: curriculum impacts and impacts on academic performance
In the context of an accounting curriculum that has been significantly modified over the past decade in response to calls for skills development, this study investigates the impacts of curriculum on students’ levels of ...
Consumer benefits and acceptance of genetically modified food
Widespread consumer resistance towards genetically modified (GM), particularly as expressed in the news media, has led to slow adoption of this technology outside of North America.
Much of the resistance appears to stem ...
The triple bottom line: how New Zealand companies measure up
Triple bottom line reporting involves the measurement, management and reporting of economic, environmental and social performance indicators in a single report. Over the past few years an increased number of New Zealand ...
Selection criteria for country of origin of food imports by European food distributors
Country-of-origin preferences of distribution channel gatekeepers when sourcing food imports were investigated using in-depth interviews in five European markets. Channel member perceptions of product-country image related ...
Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance in Australia
This study examines the effect intellectual capital (IC) has on firm performance using a sample of Australian companies listed between 2004 and 2008. IC is measured using Pulic’s Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) ...
Business makes a ‘journey’ out of ‘sustainability’: creating adventures in Wonderland?
This paper provides a critical exploration of the ‘journey metaphor’ promoted in much business discourse on sustainability - in corporate reports and advertisements, and in commentators’ reports in the political and ...