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0000-0001-5982-4192
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Sede San Joaquín
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Central Queensland University
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Queensland University of Technology
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Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-06-2019
Abstract: Volunteers are mission-critical resources, and the ongoing ability of many nonprofit organizations to serve their constituencies is dependent on such contributed services. Utilizing an online questionnaire administered to coordinators of volunteers, the study investigates perceptions and practices in the Australian nonprofit sector in the reporting of volunteer contributions of services. We find ( N = 166) that although organizations place high value on volunteer contributions, the benefits and impact are rarely reported. The majority of respondents consider that a statement of volunteer contributions should be included alongside financial statements to give a more complete representation of organizational performance. This would enhance the accountability and legitimacy of the organization. No regulatory requirement to report and a lack of resources are cited as the predominate reasons for current nondisclosure. The findings support the need for a best practice model for recording and reporting volunteer contributions to recognize the significance of the resource.
Publisher: AIP Publishing
Date: 13-04-2017
DOI: 10.1063/1.4980027
Abstract: Exploiting a giant plasmonic field enhancement in an anisotropic array of gold nanorod clusters in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film, we have experimentally studied its nonlinear absorptive and refractive response. Gold nanorod cluster-PVA nanocomposites were prepared, and the uniaxial alignment was obtained by mechanically stretching the films. Using the Z-scan method and excitation with 100 fs pulses at 800 nm, intensities up to 70 GW/cm2 at 20 Hz, saturation of both nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction were observed. The results are discussed in light of a plasmonic effect arising from the gold nanorod clusters aligned in the stretched polymeric matrix. A polarization dependent sign reversal of the nonlinear refraction was observed, which can find applications in nanoscale photonic devices. The results are supported by finite element analysis of local electric field distribution in the arrays of gold nanorod clusters.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 08-10-2014
DOI: 10.1111/FAAM.12044
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-07-2017
Publisher: OSA
Date: 2016
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 18-11-2013
Publisher: Emerald (MCB UP )
Date: 2001
Publisher: The International Journal of Digital Accounting Research
Date: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 24-04-2019
Abstract: Performance measurement systems (PMSs) are a global phenomenon emanating from new public management (NPM) reforms. While they are now prolific and entrenched, they have attracted criticism based on their design and the manner in which they are applied. The purpose of this article is to explore the history of accounting for research in the Australian higher education sector (HES). It focuses on how successive Australian governments have steered research within the sector through the introduction of PMSs, in line with NPM reforms. Relying on publicly available online policy documents and scholarly literature, the study traces the development of performance measures within the Australian HES from the mid-1980s to 2015. It contributes to literature in management accounting aspects of NPM through the means of management accounting techniques such as PMSs. It also contributes to accounting history literature through an examination of three decades of accounting for research in the Australian HES.
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 27-03-2007
DOI: 10.1108/18325910710732830
Abstract: Change in the New Zealand state education system during the 1980s brought about a transfer of responsibility for school financial management from the centre to the school level. The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of how aspects of this devolved responsibility have been operationalised and managed in a secondary school setting. The empirical study is based on four case studies. The paper concludes that the expectations of an espoused economic‐rationalist approach to school‐based management have yet to fully permeate into the schools' way of “doing” devolved financial management. Accounting and management technologies have come to be used as a tool of rhetoric and have served a useful, political purpose, although not in the way intended by the reform architects. This conclusion raises a question about the administrative reform and whether the consequential outcomes have yielded the espoused efficiency and educational quality gains.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 16-09-2015
DOI: 10.1111/FAAM.12064
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2017
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-2007
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 23-11-2012
DOI: 10.1108/09675421211281335
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify stakeholders’ expectations of information to be conveyed in local authorities’ annual reports and to develop an index of best practice performance reporting. The paper describes the development of a disclosure index emphasizing the public interest aspect of reporting and the need to provide relevant and meaningful information to stakeholders. The index was crafted from a public accountability perspective and based on the expectations of stakeholders as reconciled and validated by a Delphi panel of experts. The wide scope of information that was identified as being important for disclosure by local authorities is consistent with the public accountability paradigm which requires the reporting of comprehensive information (both financial and non financial), about the condition, performance, activities and progress of the entity. The research posits a model of best practice performance reporting for Malaysian, and other, local authorities to meet the need for greater accountability by these entities.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 10-08-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU151612254
Abstract: We examine the longitudinal relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and financial performance by investigating attributes among firms operating in different industry sectors longitudinally. Using panel regression analysis on Australian publicly listed firms from 2007 to 2021, we find that CSR performance positively influences financial performance. Furthermore, our industry-specific analysis uncovers notable distinctions. Specifically, within the consumer product markets, including recreational facilities, travel and tourism, lodging, dining, and leisure products, firms benefit from stakeholder rewards for their CSR efforts, leading to sustained financial gains. However, this positive association is absent for firms operating in industrial product markets, where stakeholders do not offer similar rewards for CSR performance. The significance of stakeholder engagement becomes evident in consumer market sectors, as firms with higher levels of CSR performance secure stakeholder support, resulting in superior long-term financial performance. Our findings contribute to the existing CSR literature and offer practical insights and implications for managers operating in erse product market industries, including the dynamic field of tourism and hospitality seeking to harness CSR performance, meet stakeholder expectations, and achieve financial advantages.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-11-2017
DOI: 10.1111/AUAR.12151
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Date: 2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-2012
Publisher: Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
Date: 12-2004
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2011
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-04-2010
Location: Brazil
Location: Chile
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