Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal: Volume 22 Issue 4

Accounting and the moral economy of illness in Victorian England: the Newcastle Infirmary

Andy Holden, Warwick Funnell, David Oldroyd

This paper aims to examine the Victorian attitude to the poor by focussing on the health care provided at a large provincial hospital, the Newcastle Infirmary.

Stakeholder perspectives on a financial sector legitimation process: The case of NGOs and the Equator Principles

Niamh O'Sullivan, Brendan O'Dwyer

The purpose of this paper is to present an in‐depth, context rich, and stakeholder‐focused perspective on the legitimation dynamics surrounding the initiation and evolution of one…

Initiating sustainable development reporting: evidence from New Zealand

Jan Bebbington, Colin Higgins, Bob Frame

The purpose of this paper is to document organizations' self descriptions of why they initiated sustainable development (SD) reporting and explore these explanations using an…

Currency options trading practices and the construction and governance of operational risk: A case study

Habib Mahama, Chen Yu Ming

Recent failures and scandals in the banking and financial services industry have served as catalysts for anxiety about operational risk. In particular, the Basel II accord…

A question of economics

B.N. Oakman

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on unconsidered ethical implications of an allegedly strictly commercial decision.

E‐mail infatuation

Lee Parker

The purpose of this paper is to present a satirical critique on the dominant role of e‐mail communications in business and professional life.

Mary Parker Follett Award 2008

For the attention of prospective and recent post-graduates in accounting history

Now you are speaking my language!

Steve Evans

21st Annual Conference on Accounting, Business & Financial Historyat Cardiff University, 14-15 September 2009

Special Section of European Accounting Review: Accounting in Transitional and Emerging Economies