Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the symbolic forms used in selected mainstream management models and to assess whether it would be expedient for enforcing the connection between leadership and individual human reality if such management models were fundamentally inspired by a...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the quality of Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management ( QRAM ) is manifested through the conceptualization of knowledge about functioning actions that are applicable for local management accounting practices....

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the practice paradigm of pragmatic constructivism. Design/methodology/approach Pragmatic constructivism emphasizes the role of the actors in the construction of organized reality. For such construct to function successfully, four dimensions of...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to enhance the relationship between research and practice. It addresses the question: How can practitioners’ use of generalisations be understood, with a view towards producing research-based generalisations that facilitate use in practice?...

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse the ideological assumptions embedded in Ukrainian management thoughts in order to examine whether it matches the transformation from a communist society towards a more liberal society. Design/methodology/approach – Methodologically, the paper is based on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the control assumptions embedded in some textbooks on management coaching with a view to uncovering the potentialities and constraints applying to the individual's self‐realisation project. Design/methodology/approach – By means of a...

Boundary subjects and boundary objects in accounting fact construction and communication -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- The role of narrative in developing management control knowledge from fieldwork -- 1. Introduction -- 2. PC and narrative:...

Introduction / Hanne Nørreklit, Falconer Mitchell and Morten Raffnsøe-Møller -- Paradigm of pragmatic constructivism -- Actor-reality construction / Lennart Nørreklit -- Epistemology lennart nørreklit -- Decision making and performance management -- Reflective planning and decision-making /...

We introduce a spatial cost topology in thenetwork formation model analyzed by Jackson andWolinsky, Journal of Economic Theory 71 (1996), 44--74. This cost topology mightrepresent geographical, social, or individualdifferences. It describes variable costs ofestablishing social network...