The efficiency and competitiveness of global capital markets depends on the ability of financial statement preparers to communicate effectively with investors through financial reports. Despite the global movement to adopt IFRS, US adoption of IFRS is still uncertain. To assess potential for...

The arrangement in which a manager, that is, an agent, works for the benefit of a property owner has been around since the beginning of human history. An early example is found in the parable of the “shrewd manager,” told by Jesus of Nazareth. This study presents empirical evidence that will...

General social theory provides a framework within which accounting and its role in advancing business and society can be examined, including historical development and functions. This study examines the advent of accounting in business governance, from ancient origins to present day, from the...

For decades the marriage penalty tax (MPT) has been debated, reduced, increased, and muddled in the US tax system. The issue is important to individual taxpayers, as well as to policy-makers, academic researchers, and society overall. Research shows that the MPT has a negative impact on marital...

Overall emotional well-being, notably happiness, has been the subject of numerous studies in psychology, business, and other disciplines. In this study, happiness, aka life satisfaction, is measured by people's own personal assessment of happiness, not measured by “how happy people ought to...

Complex tax laws and the costs of complying with those laws are a major concern to U.S. multinational corporations. High costs of complying with complex tax rules and the nature of these rules are widely viewed as an impediment to the ability of U.S. multinational corporations to effectively...

Brand associations affect image and one source of brand association is a company's reputation. While the relationship between a positive corporate reputation and operational performance is intuitively appealing, there has been relatively little empirical research. This study, using a...