We examine the “black box” of corporate tax risk management by providing unique insights into practitioners' tax risk perceptions, tax risk management practices, and influences leading to variation in tax risk management practices across firms. Opening this black box is important as tax risk...

Ne le répétez pas : le positivisme est mort depuis belle lurette. À cette nouvelle, certains, soit qu'ils persistent à s'y référer, soit qu'ils continuent à tirer sur lui à boulets rouges, pourraient bien en faire une attaque. Gardez-là donc pour vous, et surtout n'ajoutez pas : mais le...

This thesis investigates the nature and the objectives of investment prudential regulations in insurance business and its role in asset allocation by insurers. The thesis is divided into the following three parts. Part one explains the importance of insurance sector for savings¤ allocation and...

Did fair value accounting play a role in the current financial crisis? This appendix explores the issue. Fair value accounting implies that assets and liabilities get measured and reflected on a firm`s financial statements at their market value, or close substitutes. Extensive academic research...

Did fair value accounting play a role in the current financial crisis? This appendix explores the issue. Fair value accounting implies that assets and liabilities get measured and reflected on a firm`s financial statements at their market value, or close substitutes. Extensive academic research...

This paper reports the results of a study of three successive IT outsourcing contracts at British Petroleum (BP). We offer an operational definition of IT outsourcing risk and use it to assess the risk exposure associated with each contract. We then examine how the management at BP dealt with...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the social construction of a new financial market. A longitudinal qualitative study is used to describe the development of the market for credit derivatives over the 1996-2005 period. Special attention is given to the fact that the market is a transnational...

The largest special events (mega events) such as World's Fairs and Expositions, the FIFA World Cup Final, or the Olympic Games put a tremendous amount of pressure on the food production chain associated with these events, increasing the potential for food safety and security breaches. Any breach...

La modélisation et l'analyse des comportements individuels et collectifs vis-à-vis du risque est au coeur des problématiques de recherche de la chaire de la Fondation du Risque " Les particuliers face aux risques : analyse et réponse des marchés " créée grâce au soutien de Groupama....

L'objectif de cet article est d'étudier le processus de construction sociale d'un nouveau marché financier. L'analyse qualitative longitudinale menée sur la période 1996-2005 concerne le développement du marché des dérivés de crédit, marché de gré à gré transnational. Comment ce...