We are very grateful for the two commentaries, in which Colin Dey and Ian Thomson provide insightful views on our article "'Struggling Against Like-Minded Conformity to Enliven SEAR: A Call for Passion' (Correa, C., and M. Laine. 2013. <italic>Social and Environmental Accountability Journal</italic> 33 (3):...

This paper reflects upon the behavioural and attitudinal issues of scholars within the community of social and environmental accounting research (SEAR) and seeks to stimulate debate by discussing our views on <italic>how</italic> this scientific community operates. The paper calls for passion and appeals to the...