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Enhancement of global business practices: lessons from the Hindu Bhagavad Gita

Chinna Natesan, N.; Keeffe, Michael J.; Darling, John R. - In: European Business Review 21 (2009) 2, pp. 128-143

Purpose – The basis of global business operations in the twenty‐first century is knowledge. The Hindu scriptural reference, the Bhagavad Gita , interpreted as “Celestial Song” or “Song of God,” is quickly becoming a critical resource in this relatively new paradigm. This paper aims...

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Evidence of lean: a review of international peer‐reviewed journal articles

Stentoft Arlbjørn, Jan; Vagn Freytag, Per - In: European Business Review 25 (2013) 2, pp. 174-205

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how “lean” is viewed in academic literature and how it is operationalised. The paper also examines how evidence of lean is accounted for in practice. Design/methodology/approach – This paper discusses a review of 105 international...

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2099: A Eutopia: Prospects for Tomorrow

Blumenfeld, Yorick - In: European Business Review 13 (2001) 2

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Sacred vestiges in financial reporting

Davison, Jane - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 17 (2004) 3, pp. 476-497

Accounting research has mirrored the annual report in its eclecticism. There remain, however, notable gaps in the research profile, including theological perspectives and the analysis of visual images. The contribution of this present study is twofold: to advance a general philosophical reading...

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Corporate Accountability and Rorty’s Utopian Liberalism

Mouck, Tom - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 7 (1994) 1, pp. 6-30

Addresses the lack of any coherent intellectual perspective for establishing a theory of corporate accountability that is neither extreme right‐wing nor anti‐liberal. Insights derived from Rorty′s Contingency, Irony and Solidarity are employed to develop a new perspective on the...

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Theory and politics: lessons from feminist economics

Reiter, Sara Ann - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 8 (1995) 3, pp. 34-59

Investigates two issues raised by D.C. Moore: the apparent failure of critical accounting theory to launch and sustain a critical programme and relative lack of critical accounting activity in the USA. These concerns are related in that radicalization and change of one′s own academic...

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Empirical research in accounting: alternative approaches and a case for “middle‐range” thinking

Laughlin, Richard - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 8 (1995) 1, pp. 63-87

Empirical research in accounting is of considerable importance to the academic community yet it is surprising to note that it is only since the early 1970s that this concern has gained centre stage. Since this time multiple studies have been undertaken from a variety of different theoretical and...

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Combining actor-network theory with interventionist research: present state and future potential

Lukka, Kari; Vinnari, Eija - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30 (2017) 3, pp. 720-753

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the philosophical and practical compatibility of actor-network theory (ANT) and interventionist research (IVR) and search for explanations for their scant combined use. The scope of investigation is limited to accounting, management and...

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Plato as personnel manager

Short, Tom - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 18 (2010) 4, pp. 38-41

Purpose – Describes how Plato's philosophy has influenced, and may continue to affect, modern human‐resource management … towards efficiency. Practical implications – Argues that, on the basis of Plato's philosophy, educated and enlightened leaders … – Highlights an anti‐democratic notion at the heart of Plato's philosophy: that truth and reality reside in a universal series of …

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The importance of balance in leadership development

Short, Tom - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 20 (2012) 4, pp. 36-39

/methodology/approach – Details five areas where the “complementarity” contained in the Chinese yin and yang philosophy could help to restore balance …

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