Avoiding continued investment in poorly performing projects is an important function of management control systems. However, prior research suggests that managers fail to use accounting information indicating that a project is performing poorly to discontinue it; that is, they escalate...

This paper estimates dynamic random effects models for intakes by dietary energy, protein, calcium, iron, zinc, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamins A, C, D, and E 100 of Kenyan school children (6-9 years) within a multivariate longitudinal framework. The explanatory variables were...

Main description: Das Outsourcing von internen Servicebereichen wie IT, Gebäudemanagement oder Fuhrparkverwaltung hat in den vergangenen Jahren sowohl in der Praxis wie in der Theorie für Aufsehen gesorgt. In der Praxis ist ein anhaltender Boom des Outsourcings festzustellen.Aus theoretischer...