TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to reflect on the boundaries of corporate responsibility in the outsourcing relationships between chain stores, transport companies and owner‐driver truck operators.Design/methodology/approach– Fictional prose.Findings– Finds that questions about corporate social responsibility and accountability for driver safety remain unanswered by the 2005 New South Wales Parliament's Stay‐safe Committee's Inquiry into Road Safety Administration in New South Wales.Research limitations/implications– Encourages further research into the social effects of transport industry accounting practices particularly in terms of exploring links between performance measurement and road safety.Originality/value– A creative reflection on performance measurement and corporate accountability.
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SN  - 0951-3574
DO  - 10.1108/09513570710731245
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570710731245
AU  - O'Neill Sharron
PY  - 2007
Y1  - 2007/01/01
TI  - The road to profit
T2  - Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 160
EP  - 161
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -