“It may well be that Briloff is the nearest US equivalent to Sikka”

Abstract

Purpose

A reply to responses by Prem Sikka and Tony Willmott (“The withering of tolerance and communication in interdisciplinary accounting studies”) and Robert Scapens (“Reactions on reading ‘The withering of criticism’”) to Tony Tinker's initial paper, “The withering of criticism”.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper employs argument and discourse to critique the responses and defend the author's position.

Findings

The paper offers the authors' view of the comparative research approaches of Briloff, Sikka and Willmott.

Originality/value

The paper extends critical debate on North American and UK contributions and approaches to critical accounting scholarship.

Citation

Tinker, T. and Carter, C. (2005), "“It may well be that Briloff is the nearest US equivalent to Sikka”", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 150-154. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513570510584700