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A privatization success story: accounting and narrative expression over time
Russell Craig, Joel AmernicThis paper is the third in a trilogy of papers to explore the use of accounting as a fundamental element in senior management's narrative regarding the privatization of a major…
Social reporting, engagements, controversies and conflict in an arena context
Georgios Georgakopoulos, Ian ThomsonThe purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate relationships between engagement activities and social reporting practices in a controversial and environmentally sensitive…
Accounting change in central government: The adoption of double entry bookkeeping at the Portuguese Royal Treasury (1761)
Delfina Gomes, Garry D. Carnegie, Lúcia Lima RodriguesThe purpose of this paper is to look at the adoption of double entry bookkeeping at the Royal Treasury, Portugal, on its establishment in 1761 and the factors contributing to this…
The transition to financial capitalism and its implications for financial reporting: Evidence from the English canal companies
A.J. Arnold, S. McCartneyThere are two main alternative explanations in the literature for the patterns of financial reporting during the period of the British Industrial Revolution (BIR). Rob Bryer sees…
The new researcher
Graham BowreyThis poem is a reflection of the processes and associated emotions early career academic researchers may experience in preparing, presenting and publishing their research.
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