Retained ownership of steer calves is an investment decision for cow/calf producers. Data collected over a three-year period on 845 steer calves reveals that retaining ownership of steer calves is, on average, profitable. Systematic and unsystematic risks associated with retaining ownership of...

The theory of human asset accounting first became an issue in the 1960s. The concept has met with little acceptance due to the feeling that it has little to offer in a practical sense. There are limitations to its use outside an organisation, but its real benefit is internally with the...

This article examines the pioneering Northwest Power Act of 1980, which revolutionized electric power planning in the Northwest and called for a fish and wildlife restoration program to compensate for losses sustained at the hands of Columbia Basin dams. The power plan gave priority to...

Governments frequently use financial incentives to encourage the creation, expansion, or relocation of businesses within their borders. Previous research on financial incentives have given little clarity as to what impact these incentives may have on the government. While incentives may draw in...

With a wealth of real-world examples of distributed problem-solving spanning business and other areas of endeavor, McKinsey & Company and the Oxford Internet Institute embarked on a six-month joint research program to study this phenomenon in detail. This project explored the parameters of...