Purpose: Theorizing in the extant sustainability assurance literature is limited. This paper aims to identify apposite organizational theories from related fields which scholars could apply to sustainability assurance research. Through the introduction of theoretical perspectives new to the...

According to Walker [2004. Expense, social and moral control. Accounting and the administration of the old poor law in England and Wales. <italic>Journal of Accounting and Public Policy</italic> 23, no. 2: 85--127; 2008. Accounting, paper shadows and the stigmatised poor. <italic>Accounting, Organizations and Society</italic> 33,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate Professor Lee D. Parker's call for the use of photo‐elicitation (P‐E) in qualitative accounting and management research projects. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews relevant literature and previous P‐E‐based...