This paper examines investors’ reference point and satisfaction. We demonstrate that investors’ reference point and satisfaction are heavily affected by stock and market returns. Using an experimental design, we analyze ...

Mutual credit systems (MCSs), a type of complementary currency, are thought to have a countercyclical function by providing additional credit in times of recession. Past research has also focused on trust and social values ...

This thesis discusses how and why accountability and ethics relate and how they influence behaviour in accountancy firms in the Netherlands. An interpretive field study is carried out in two separate but similar accountancy ...

In this thesis I follow up a recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) study (Alexandridis et al., 2017) that documents findings which challenge mainstream M&A theory. The results of said study suggest that, in the last few ...

The objective of this research is to provide insight into the institutionalization of the adoption and further processing of teleworking. The next question was formulated to guide this research to its objective: How and ...

The increasing number of refugees fleeing to the European Union including, the Netherlands, have a significant burden on the government budget as well as have some relevant implications on the economic and social life. In ...

This study is the first to investigate whether and how retirement norms have changed. A so-called happiness approach is followed, which involves comparing the happiness of retirees to the happiness of workers aged 60 to ...

Asset-Backed securities (ABSs) have dominated the U.S. financial markets between the period of the late 90s and 2007; the start of the financial crisis. This was due to the rise of subprime mortgage lending within the U.S. ...

Globally, firms are increasingly publishing corporate sustainability (CSR) reports and there has been an increase in companies demanding assurance on their CSR reports. This study seeks to understand the benefits of CSR ...

Attitudes toward globalization are of great importance. Not only do they represent what people of a country think about globalization, but they can play an active role in the political scene, especially in the case of ...