Research on environmental matters is interdisciplinary, involving business, history, sociology, and science. Taking care of the environment has long been an important issue, going back to ancient times. As part of corporate social responsibility, companies are expected to safeguard the physical...

By providing social audits that examine corporate supply chains; internal auditors, management accountants, and external auditors can assist corporations in their efforts to stop human trafficking. This paper describes how social audits can be used in identifying and eliminating the presence of...

Understanding factors that may be connected to human trafficking in the US can help people in the US and other nations better understand and combat the problem. A better understanding of human trafficking can benefit anti-trafficking efforts of public administrators in governmental agencies and...

Corporate image advertising is a subset of advertising that focuses on promoting the organization itself, instead of specific products or services. A company can use corporate image advertising as part of its overall effort to manage its corporate reputation. In recent times, the image of oil...

Virtually everyone agrees that a well-run, ethically responsible business pays all employees fair wages that are gender neutral. In other words, equal work results in equal pay, regardless of gender. Corporate management, including internal auditors, can help corporations in their efforts to...

Identity theft affects the lives of countless Americans and is the fastest growing crime in America. Most instances of identity theft are attributable to breaches of privacy or confidentiality. Professional accountants, especially management accountants, internal auditors, and external auditors,...

The relationship between taxes, particularly the income tax, and economic activity is a factor in the economic progress and development of a national economy. This study examines the relationship between the corporate income tax rate and economic activity in 30 countries, the members of the...

Assessing operational risk, particularly related to internal control, is increasingly important to business firms. This is especially the case for publicly-traded companies that are engaged in multinational operations, which involve additional complexity and risk. In the United States, for...

The relationship between corruption and economic activity is a complex one. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship in selected countries between level of corruption and economic activity, using data obtained from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...

Empirical research has shown that public policy such as tax and transfer programs have had a deleterious effect on marital stability. This study analyzes the cost to individuals of various aspects of the marriage penalty tax (MPT) and thereby how it discourages marriage and how it harms both...