Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the complexity of accounting for the city, on a specific example of an urban project in Rome. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a study consisting of various accounts of the project, including a photo reportage done by...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore accounting across time and space via novels. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses distant readings. Findings – The paper reveals peculiarities and commonalities of the work of Certified Public Accountants 70 years ago and now. Originality/value...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze common emplotments of interpretations of the financial crisis of 2007‐2010. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a text analysis. Findings – The paper finds that the same “strong plots” are commonly used to explain...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to challenge some of the taken for granted assumptions of contemporary ethnographic practice by exploring reasons for fieldwork and the debt that is owed to those in the field. Design/methodology/approach Exploring traditional and contemporary reasons for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review emerging approaches to field studies of organizing that aim to avoid the problems of traditional methods and techniques. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based in pragmatist philosophy and constructionist perspective. Within this...