In: International journal of economics and accounting, 2014, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 145-164
In this paper, we present the results of a survey we conducted to unveil the perceptions on accounting services of managing directors of very small enterprises (VSEs) in Canton Geneva, Switzerland. 153 out of a random sample of 1,018 company directors answered our mail survey in May to June 2009. Among our results, we observe that most VSE directors outsource accounting tasks and are satisfied...
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In: Management of environmental quality : an international journal, 2010, vol. 21, no. 6, p. 845 - 861
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to identify the impact of two Canton Geneva pedagogical tools devised to sensibilise the local population to sustainable development issues. Design/methodology/approach – The survey attempts to verify individuals' awareness and opinion towards sustainable development, as well as the influence of both tools on their routines. In total, 992 people who live...
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In: Journal of modern accounting and auditing, 2010, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 29-45
In this paper, the authors present the results of an empirical study that attempts to analyse the risk of bank run in Geneva, Switzerland. Two similar surveys have been conducted upon two independent samples of Geneva population (June 2008 and February 2009) to detect the existence of predictive signals leading to a bank run within the selected area. The authors discover that Geneva inhabitants...
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In this paper, we present the results of an empirical study that attempts to analyse the risk of bank run in Geneva, Switzerland. Two similar surveys have been conducted upon two independent samples of Geneva population (June 2008 and February 2009) to detect the existence of predictive signals leading to a bank run within the selected area. We discover that Geneva inhabitants are generally...
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Airline commissions’ cuts and the use of Internet for reservations have severely affected Swiss travel agencies. To survive, travel agents are redesigning their job as to become travel consultants. However, customers are not willing to pay for the service provided and current fees are not representative of its perceived value. We have designed a theatre-based experiment to discover the...
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This report is the collection of the presentations from the CRAG members to the first international research day of HEG that has been organized at the HEG on September 28th, 2007.
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The specific attitudes and behaviours of individuals of a given society must be properly understood in order to develop adequate and relevant public policies regarding water consumption. We have conducted a survey research in order to measure the perception of the Geneva population regarding main social aspects of water consumption. We collected 907 valid questionnaires. In particular, we wanted...
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Nowadays, professional bodies as well as public authorities are setting up new regulations and standards in order to deploy risk management approaches in the non-financial industries. For instance, Switzerland has recently introduced a new regulation on Internal control that forces most SMEs to implement an ICS (Internal Control System). However, introducing or dealing with new risk control...
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We have conducted a survey research to measure the perception of Geneva working population regarding the importance of know-how and work experience in service production. The sample size is 678. Main findings indicate that know-how sharing is best made through day by day working and during meetings. Apparently, know-how makes each worker independent, however, knowledge management methods are...
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