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Protecting Consumer Privacy In The Company’S Best Interest, Sara Dolnicar, Yolanda Jordaan
Protecting Consumer Privacy In The Company’S Best Interest, Sara Dolnicar, Yolanda Jordaan
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The increasing use of consumer databases by companies has led to increased levels of concern among consumers that their personal information may not be in safe hands once divulged to companies. A few studies have shown that consumer concern about information privacy may impact on consumer behaviour in ways directly opposed to the aims of the very marketing campaigns developed to increase sales. Should this indeed be the case, it would be in companies’ best interest to make protection of consumer privacy a priority. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether there is potential for such a market-driven …
Corporate Regulation In Australia: Fact Or Fiction, K. Cooper
Corporate Regulation In Australia: Fact Or Fiction, K. Cooper
Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers
This paper recognises and takes as given there is a recurring cycle of regulatory failure, regulatory reform. It also accepts the arguments of a small number of authors that there are flaws within the regulatory mechanism which contribute to the perpetuation of the regulatory failure, regulatory reform cycle. However, this paper argues that these flaws are but a symptom of more deeply seated problems. The regulatory framework is weak in very fundamental and strategic areas including the nature of legislation and accounting standards, enforcement and overall administration. The fact that these weaknesses are not adequately addressed or rectified suggests that …