Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share interdisciplinary ideas about the purpose of social theory in empirical research. Design/methodology/approach The formal interview took place in front of an audience at the Strong Structuration Theory and Management Research workshop at IAE de Paris,...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of social theory as conceptual methodology in the design of case study research. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine how social theory can be used to design case study research when the choice of theory is made before or...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the interdisciplinary use of strong structuration theory and consider the impact of this for accounting research. The paper also provides an overview of the contributions advanced by the other papers in this special issue of Accounting, Auditing...