Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors associated with farm financial success for those farms known to produce for local supply chains. The analysis considers alternative measures of farm financial performance and considers the role of the local foods supply chain in the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of ethical decision-making that applies to accountants and the accounting profession. Design/methodology/approach: This model is an integration of five factors that influence ethical decision-making by accountants: professional codes of...

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate factors that contribute to technology firms paying higher compensation than non-technology firms, and why the mix of compensation at technology firms is different than the compensation packages at non-technology firms....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the link between qualitative measures of a firm's Board of Directors and its corporate social performance (CSP). Design/methodology/approach – CSP is a function of qualitative measures of a firm's Board of Directors, as well as firm risk...

Although there is a paucity of female corporate directors in Canada, women are slowly managing to break the gender barrier of all-male boards of directors. Using resource dependency theory a model is developed that identifies the human capital characteristics that contribute to a woman being...

<title>ABSTRACT</title> This paper reports the results of an image study conducted by a college of business among business people in the service area of the university. A mail survey of 2000 businesses was randomly selected using a commercial mailing list. Results reveal the current image and provide guidance...

In the life of a business, the lack of adequate liquidity to meet current obligations when they come due frequently results in problems which, more often than desirable, result in the failure of the enterprise. A common cause of such small business failures at various stages in the business's...