Buoyed by increases in membership and in funds available from donors, and supported by sympathetic media coverage, NGOs have become extremely influential. They are now one of the most trusted categories of organisation operating in the public domain. However, the increase in the influence they...

In spite of its commercial importance and signs of some concern by some commentators, trade credit has not been subjected to serious ethical analysis. This is especially important in the current financial crisis, given that credit from banks is in short supply, leading to increasing pressure on...

Purpose - The audit committee is one of the most prominent board sub-committees, having a potentially important role to play in ensuring sound corporate governance. This paper examines and discusses the behaviour of companies following revisions to the UK’s Revised...