Accounting research in the French language area – second half of the 20th century
Abstract
Purpose
This paper seeks to offer a survey of accounting publications and research in the French literature from 1950 to the end of the twentieth century.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology is that of literary research, review and critique.
Findings
Finds that over the period mentioned different aspects of accounting research have been examined in the literature – academic, social, matrix, events, historical. The leading researchers in these fields are covered in detail.
Originality/value
Succeeds in offering problems the most comprehensive survey to date of the French literature on accounting and related research during the period under review.
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Citation
Degos, J. and Mattessich, R. (2006), "Accounting research in the French language area – second half of the 20th century", Review of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 423-442. https://doi.org/10.1108/14757700610712471
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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