Institutional theory is becoming one of the dominant theoretical perspectives in organization theory and is increasingly being applied in accounting research to study the practice of accounting in organizations. However, most institutional theory research has adequately theorized neither the...

Purpose – Sees to argues that administrative evil is inherent in the administrative hierarchies currently governing work organizations, and to explore the means by which instrumentally rational processes morph into administrative evil. Design/methodology/approach – A critical theory...

Critical theory is concerned with enhancing individual wellbeing and autonomy through societal critique that has its origins in philosophy, sociology and political economics. Critical social science is the application of a critical theoretic within a social‐science domain. Accounting is a...

Concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) are widely used by businesses, professional bodies and academics, but are also widely contested. CSR is usually described as comprising three elements: environmental, economic and social, though there is no serious consensus on how to go about...

Purpose: Building on the research program of Dillard and Brown (2015) and Dillard and Vinnari (2019), specifically related to an “ethic of accountability,” this paper recognizes accountability systems as key to how organizations conceptualize their responsibility to society. The objective...

Environmental stewardship has received much attention in the wine industry, but firms must also address social sustainability to be considered a 'sustainable' company. In this research, we compare qualitative and quantitative evidence of sustainability practice adoption of wine and other food...

Accounting and accountability tools and practices for environmental issues: a narrative historical academic debate -- The management process underpinning the Non-financial reporting: a case study of a listed Italian company -- A Sociotechnical Analysis of Accounting for Employee Health and...

<title>Abstract</title> This essay is intended as a self-reflective, auto-critique of the ‘social accounting community’. The essay is directed at the academic community of accountants concerned with social accounting. This `community' is predominantly concerned with English language accounting journals and...