Reflections on the use of a dual-methodology research design to evaluate accounting and management practice in UK university central administrative services

Management Accounting Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-48

  Brown, Rhoda ^a   Brignall, Stan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Dual methodology; Unified body of knowledge; University administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846888551     PISSN: 10445005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mar.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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