accounting in the media. Findings – The paper describes a variety of theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches used in … data that has informed accounting research, the use of media and media texts will remain a fertile area of research …. Practical implications – The portrayal of accounting in the media is of interest to accounting researchers, practitioners …

used in the accounting literature and to illustrate the application of a qualitative data analysis software tool in this … published in highly ranked accounting journals from 2000 to 2007. Findings – Accountability is a concept used in a variety of … become more precise over the period in question. Research limitations/implications – Since only 21 accounting journals are …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand if accounting is an un-Australian activity, contrasting the notion … technologies of accounting are negatively contrasted with the bush and the bushman. Since many Australians migrated from European … acknowledged debt to the Aboriginal. In this landscape the absence of both accounting and the associated rhetoric of economic …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the representation of women in two Indian accounting professional …

longstanding accounting practice of mark-to-market valuation. Design/methodology/approach – The cascading storytelling model of … Aristotelian rhetorical appeals. Findings – The authors found that the media blamed the accounting profession's mark … framing of mark-to-market accounting practices in the media prompted the Financial Accounting Standards Board to a rush to …

public sector has become preoccupied with a selective version of efficiency, the significant role played by accounting, and … in a variety of settings for a variety of purposes. Originality/value – Williams' writings are new to the accounting …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out a research agenda for the study of accounting and everyday life … understanding of accounting practice, but also culture more generally. For example, the study of the everyday may shed light on the … on secondary literature to illustrate the potential of adopting a cultural context in accounting research. In addition …

qualitative accounting research. Findings – The paper argues that qualitative research involves some balancing acts between, on …/value – This paper highlights the need for greater attention to the many pragmatic aspects associated with qualitative accounting …

grounded theory research in accounting”, a paper by Gurd. Design/methodology/approach – Like Gurd, the authors conducted a …

Purpose – To introduce the special issue on organisational and accounting change. Design/methodology/approach – The … comprises a collection of papers written by members of the European Network for Research in Organisational and Accounting Change …