The real life guide to accounting research [electronic resource] : a behind-the-scenes view of using qualitative research methods / edited by Christopher Humphrey, Bill Lee.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction / Christopher Humphrey and Bill Lee -- Section One. The Meaning of Research / 1. The Search for Clues in Accounting History / Stephen P. Walker -- 2. Adventures in Social and Environmental Accounting and Auditing Research : A Personal Reflection / David Owen -- 3. Using Case Studies in Finance Research / Greg Stoner and John Holland -- 4. Accounting and Auditing Research in the United States / Tom A. Lee -- 5. Forever Destined to be Extras in a Broadway Show? : A Discussion on the Status of National Accounting Research in an International Arena / Maria Antonia Garcia-Benau and Jose Antonio Lainez-Gadea -- 6. "Nice Work" : Writing a Ph. D. Thesis in Accounting / Anne Loft -- 7. Learning to Balance : The Experience of an Overseas Ph. D. student in the U.K. / Naoko Komori -- Section Two. Managing the Research Process -- 8. Starting and Managing a European Union Funded Research Project / Frank Birkin -- 9. Management of a Research Team / Jane Broadbent and Richard Laughlin -- 10. Confessions of a Research Assistant / John Burns -- 11. Making Sense of Interactions in an Investigation of Organisational Practices and Processes / Irvine Lapsley -- 12. Qualitative Research on Accounting : Some Thoughts on What Occurs Behind the Scene / Jean Bedard and Yves Gendron -- 13. Critical Independence / Brendan McSweeney -- Section Three. Collecting and Analysing Data -- 14. Case-Based Research in Accounting / Anthony J. Berry and David T. Otley -- 15. Doing Case Study Research / Robert W. Scapens -- 16. What is the Object of Accounting? : A Dialogue / Masaya Fujita and Yoshiaki Jinnai -- 17. Refining Research Questions in the Course of Negotiating Access for Fieldwork / Thomas Ahrens -- 18. Insights from Internet-Based Research : Realising a Qualitative Understanding from a Quantitative Search Process / Alan Sangster and David E. Tyrrall -- 19. The Case Study, The Interview and The Issues : A Personal Reflection / David E.W. Marginson -- 20. Qualitative Research : Experiences in Using Semi-Structured Interviews / Joanne Horton, Richard Macve and Geert Struyven -- 21. To Tape or Not to Tape : Reflections on Methods of Data Collection / Treasa Hayes and Ruth Mattimoe -- 22. Using Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software : Respecting Voices Within Data Management and Analysis / Fiona Anderson-Gough -- 23. Qualitative Data Analysis : Illuminating a Process for Transforming a "Messy" but "Attractive" "Nuisance" / Brendan O'Dwyer -- Section Four Publishing and Dissemination -- 24. Requirements and Understandings for Publishing Academic Research : An Insider View / James Guthrie, Lee D. Parker and Rob Gray -- 25. How Do Accounting Research Journals Function? : Reflections from the Inside / Kari Lukka -- 26. Research and Public Practice Accounting / Stuart Turley -- 27. Disseminating Research Through Teaching / Sue Richardson and John Cullen -- Section Five. Interdisciplinary Perspectives -- 28. Qualitative Methodology in Practice : My Experience / Harry Collins -- 29. Raising the Profile of Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research / Catherine Cassell and Gillian Symon -- 30. Qualitative Dimensions in Finance and Risk Management Research / Kevin Dowd.

A book that goes behind the more official presentations and accounts of research methods to explore the lived experiences, joys and mistakes of a wide range of international researchers principally working in the fields of accounting and finance, but also in management, economics and other social sciences. The authors of the articles in this book address a wide range of issues and obstacles that they have confronted at various stages in their respective research careers. In reflecting on their personal experiences, they provide practical guidance on how to overcome the types of problems that typically confront academic researchers in their day-to-day work. Includes: - Practical tips on how to undertake research and get findings published - Research project management skills - Inernational and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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