The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research (Paperback Edition)

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9780080489926 | 0080489923
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/29/2007

Buy New

Print on Demand: 2-4 Weeks. This item cannot be cancelled or returned.

$64.24

This book provides rare, insider accounts of the academic research process, revealing the human stories and lived experiences behind research projects; the joys and mistakes of a wide range of international researchers principally from the fields of accounting and finance, but also from related fields in management, economics and the social studies of science.

Dedication	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. vi
Authors' Biographies	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xxiii
The Meaning of Research	p. 1
The Search for Clues in Accounting History	p. 5
Adventures in Social and Environmental Accounting and Auditing Research: A Personal Reflection	p. 23
Using Case Studies in Finance Research	p. 37
Accounting and Auditing Research in the United States	p. 57
Forever Destined to be Extras in a Broadway Show? A Discussion on the Status of National Accounting Research in an International Arena	p. 73
'Nice Work': Writing a Ph.D. Thesis in Accounting	p. 95
Learning to Balance: The Experience of an Overseas Ph.D. student in the U.K.	p. 119
Managing the Research Process	p. 137
Starting and Managing a European Union Funded Research Project	p. 139
Management of a Research Team	p. 149
Confessions of a Research Assistant	p. 163
Making Sense of Interactions in an Investigation of Organisational Practices and Processes	p. 175
Qualitative Research on Accounting: Some Thoughts on What Occurs Behind the Scene	p. 191
Critical Independence	p. 207
Collecting and Analysing Data	p. 227
Case-Based Research in Accounting	p. 231
Doing Case Study Research	p. 257
What is the Object of Accounting? A Dialogue	p. 281
Refining Research Questions in the Course of Negotiating Access for Fieldwork	p. 295
Insights from Internet-Based Research: Realising a Qualitative Understanding from a Quantitative Search Process	p. 309
The Case Study, The Interview and The Issues: A Personal Reflection	p. 325
Qualitative Research: Experiences in Using Semi-Structured Interviews	p. 339
To Tape or Not to Tape: Reflections on Methods of Data Collection	p. 359
Using Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Respecting Voices Within Data Management and Analysis	p. 373
Qualitative Data Analysis: Illuminating a Process for Transforming a 'Messy' but 'Attractive' 'Nuisance'	p. 391
Publishing and Dissemination	p. 409
Requirements and Understandings for Publishing Academic Research: An Insider View	p. 411
How Do Accounting Research Journals Function? Reflections from the Inside	p. 433
Research and Public Practice Accounting	p. 449
Disseminating Research Through Teaching	p. 465
Interdisciplinary Perspectives	p. 479
Qualitative Methodology in Practice: My Experience	p. 481
Raising the Profile of Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research	p. 491
Qualitative Dimensions in Finance and Risk Management Research	p. 509
Author Index	p. 525
Subject Index	p. 535
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research (Paperback Edition)

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research (Paperback Edition)

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Digital License