This study has two objectives. The first objective is to address the issue of management versus owner control of New Zealand public listed companies. Specifically the focus is on the extent to which shareholders in New ...

The use of the Internet as a channel for the dissemination of corporate information is a recent and fast growing phenomenon. Indeed, it is likely that it will become the principal medium for the distribution of financial ...

Some New Zealand local authorities elect to provide financial information on their websites. Literature examining the behaviour of managers in the public sector suggests that agency relationships in the sector motivate ...

Paper-based hard copy annual reports have been the traditional instrument for the distribution of corporate financial information. The development of the Internet, providing electronic and online reporting, allows for the ...

The development of the Internet as a medium for the dissemination of corporate financial information creates a new reporting environment. Extensive literature examines the extent and determinants of voluntary financial ...

Numerous studies have explored the relationship between corporate governance and corporate financial performance - see Zahra and Pearce (1989) for a review. In contrast, only a few studies have looked at corporate governance ...

The New Zealand standard on foreign currency translation (FRS-21), similar to standards in the US, Australia, and Canada and the International Accounting Standard (IAS-21), requires the classification of foreign operations ...

Audit fees decreased in the United States and Australia after professional accounting bodies removed restrictions on competition in their professional regulations. In New Zealand, the professional body amended its regulations ...

The paper seeks to undertake an econometric investigation of a quarterly money demand model for an eighteen year period 1979Q1-1996Q4. The variables considered for the model are real income, real interest rate, the real ...

In a corrupt tax administration a rise in tax rate sets about complicated strategic decision moves by both tax payers as also tax administrators. It is shown that in some circumstances, this may bring about a Laffer like ...