Purpose: This paper investigates the process of translating a costing tool into operational use in the context of a transitional (post-communist) economy, where local institutions challenge the rationality of western methods. Design/methodology/approach: By mobilizing Actor–Network Theory, in...

In this paper, we investigate the impact of the abrupt switch to online teaching which occurred in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By using responses from 362 professors and students from 13 European countries, we find that universities and students were very quick to adapt to the new changes...

Over the last years an increasing number of companies issued Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or Sustainability Reports to complement their traditional financial reporting. Companies use various sustainability reporting standards or develop their own reporting frameworks starting from the...

This study is motivated by the importance of communication with consumers in the pharmaceutical industry. We view communication as part of the company’s responsibility towards consumers. The aim of this study is to examine the communication mechanisms of corporate social responsibility...

There is an enormous literature relating to the true and fair view (hereafter TFV). We are concerned with how the concept is actually perceived by various actors in an emerging economy which has only recently joined the European Union, i.e. Romania. Romania has a code law system with an obvious...

There is a significant body of literature on management accounting systems and their roles in organizations, based on a broad range of theories. An interesting setting for research is developing economies, because of the nature of changes characterizing their economical and accounting...

The latest result of the IASB's efforts to increase the comparability of accounting information seems to be the IFRS for SMEs. The aim of this paper is in this context to offer insights on some issues associated to a possible implementation of IFRS for SMEs in Romania. We extensively review the...

Corporate social responsibility and sustainability are key issues in the current business environment. Accountants play a crucial role in organizations in areas closely related to corporate social responsibility such as reporting, transparency, ethics, legal compliance, communication with...

Purpose – This study aims to investigate in-depth, and explain the issues related to, the implementation of IAS/IFRS in an emergent country that recently adhered to the European Union, i.e. Romania.Design/Methodology/Approach – An institutional and structuration theory perspective is used to...