The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research: A Behind-the-Scenes View of Using Qualitative Research Methods
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Table of contents
- Contentsix
- Dedicationv
- Acknowledgementsvii
- Authors’ Biographiesxiii
- Introductionxxiii
- Section One: The Meaning of Research1
- Chapter 1. The Search for Clues in Accounting History5
- Chapter 2. Adventures in Social and Environmental Accounting and Auditing Research: A Personal Refle23
- Chapter 3. Using Case Studies in Finance Research37
- Chapter 4. Accounting and Auditing Research in the United States57
- Chapter 5. Forever Destined to be Extras in a Broadway Show? A Discussion on the Status of National73
- Chapter 6. ‘Nice Work’: Writing a Ph.D. Thesis in Accounting95
- Chapter 7. Learning to Balance: The Experience of an Overseas Ph.D. student in the U.K.119
- Section Two: Managing the Research Process137
- Chapter 8. Starting and Managing a European Union Funded Research Project139
- Chapter 9. Management of a Research Team149
- Chapter 10. Confessions of a Research Assistant163
- Chapter 11. Making Sense of Interactions in an Investigation of Organisational Practices and Process175
- Chapter 12. Qualitative Research on Accounting: Some Thoughts on What Occurs Behind the Scene191
- Chapter 13. Critical Independence207
- Section Three: Collecting and Analysing Data227
- Chapter 14. Case-Based Research in Accounting231
- Chapter 15. Doing Case Study Research257
- Chapter 16. What is the Object of Accounting? A Dialogue281
- Chapter 17. Refining Research Questions in the Course of Negotiating Access for Fieldwork295
- Chapter 18. Insights from Internet-Based Research: Realising a Qualitative Understanding from a Quan309
- Chapter 19. The Case Study, The Interview and The Issues: A Personal Reflection325
- Chapter 20. Qualitative Research: Experiences in Using Semi-Structured Interviews339
- Chapter 21. To Tape or Not to Tape: Reflections on Methods of Data Collection359
- Chapter 22. Using Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software: Respecting Voices Within Dat373
- Chapter 23. Qualitative Data Analysis: Illuminating a Process for Transforming a ‘Messy’ but ‘391
- Section Four: Publishing and Dissemination409
- Chapter 24. Requirements and Understandings for Publishing Academic Research: An Insider View411
- Chapter 25. How Do Accounting Research Journals Function? Reflections from the Inside433
- Chapter 26. Research and Public Practice Accounting449
- Chapter 27. Disseminating Research Through Teaching465
- Section Five: Interdisciplinary Perspectives479
- Chapter 28. Qualitative Methodology in Practice: My Experience481
- Chapter 29. Raising the Profile of Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research491
- Chapter 30. Qualitative Dimensions in Finance and Risk Management Research509
- Author Index525
- Subject Index535
A book that goes behind the more official presentations and accounts of research methods to explore the lived experiences, joys and mistakes of a wide range of international researchers principally working in the fields of accounting and finance, but also in management, economics and other social sciences.
The authors of the articles in this book address a wide range of issues and obstacles that they have confronted at various stages in their respective research careers. In reflecting on their personal experiences, they provide practical guidance on how to overcome the types of problems that typically confront academic researchers in their day-to-day work.
Includes:
- Practical tips on how to undertake research and get findings published
- Research project management skills
- Inernational and interdisciplinary perspectives
The authors of the articles in this book address a wide range of issues and obstacles that they have confronted at various stages in their respective research careers. In reflecting on their personal experiences, they provide practical guidance on how to overcome the types of problems that typically confront academic researchers in their day-to-day work.
Includes:
- Practical tips on how to undertake research and get findings published
- Research project management skills
- Inernational and interdisciplinary perspectives