Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management
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Accounting theory, ethnography, and the silence of the social
Hendrik VollmerThis paper aims to offer a reflection on the alliance between accounting theory and social research in general, focussing on the conjunction of accounting theory and ethnography…
The accountability of ethnographers: the views of Paolo Virno
Hugo Letiche, Ivo De LooEthnography produces accounts; the critical reflection of accounts produces accountability. Ethnography requires accountability if meaningful conclusions and/or observations are…
Management accounting practice as understanding, supporting and advancing local epistemic methods
Morten JakobsenThe purpose of this paper is to gain insight into how management accountants can become relevant business partners out of respect for existing locally developed accounts of…
The ethnographer and the paradox of emotional closeness. An autoethnography of shame in accounting research
Caecilia Drujon d’Astros, Camille Gaudy, Marianne StrauchThis paper aims to explore the role of the researcher’s emotions in ethnographic practice in accounting research. This paper focuses on shame as an emotion that lingers on…
Towards a digital twin of a service: a case of communicating cost and control implications of a new after-sales service with an animation
Marta Tkaczyk, Anna Salina, Jouni Lyly-Yrjänäinen, Teemu LaineNew service businesses carry opportunities for industrial companies. The different cost management and management control implications of those service businesses deserve…
When ethnography meets scientific aspiration: a comparative exploration of ethnography in anthropology and accounting
Claire DengThis paper aims to contribute to the ongoing methodological discussions surrounding the adoption of ethnographic approaches in accounting by undertaking a comparative analysis of…
Navigating the emotional challenges of ethnographic accounting research: notes from first-time ethnographers
Nathalie Repenning, Kai DeMottThis study aims to better understand the emotional challenges that inexperienced accounting researchers may face in conducting ethnographies. To do so, the authors use Arlie…
How do accounts pass? A discussion of Vollmer’s “Accounting for tacit coordination”
Tommaso PalermoBuilding on the notes prepared for a roundtable organized by qualitative research in accounting & management (QRAM) about the paper titled “Accounting for tacit coordination: The…
Whereof one cannot speak … a comment on Vollmer (2019)
Christian HuberThe purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual reflection based on the author’s personal research experience, reading of the literature and contact with the academic…
Tacit coordination as a background practice to accounting practices – reflections on Vollmer’s case for a sociological super-theory of accounting
Thomas AhrensThe purpose of this paper is primarily methodological. This paper aims to complement the novel sociological argument of Hendrik Vollmer’s paper on tacit coordination of accounting…
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