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Ethics and internal audit: whistleblowing issues

ETHICS AND INTERNAL AUDIT: WHISTLEBLOWING ISSUES
Bunget, Ovidiu-Constantin and
David-Sobolevschi, Maria-Iulia
West University from Timisoara (Romania),
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration,
Accounting Department, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest

Abstract:

It is undisputed that the companies’ performances are now more than ever,in the concerns caused by global competition and financial crisis. In this context, one of the interveners in the [...]

Internal Audit Approach in Banks

INTERNAL AUDIT APPROACH IN BANKS

Victoria STANCIU
Professor (PhD) of Management Information Systems
Department at Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest-Romania, Faculty of Accounting and Management
Information Systems.

Abstract

Romanian banking system has known in the last years significant changes determined by the implementation of Basel II requirements and governance principles on one hand and assimilation of [...]

Family ownership and firm performance: Empirical evidence from Western European corporations

FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND FIRM PERFORMANCE : EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM WESTERN EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS
Benjamin Maury

Department of Finance and Statistics, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland

ABSTRACT

This paper empirically examines how family-controlled firms perform in relation to firms with nonfamily controlling shareholders in Western Europe. The sample consists of 1672 non-financial firms. [...]