Accounting colonization: Three case studies in further education

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-378

  Oakes, Helen ^a   Berry, Anthony ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting colonization; Ambivalent managerial roles; Critical constructionism; Emotion; Faith; Further education colleges; Legitimation crisis; Local learning and skills council; Phenomenology; Rationality crisis

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049109127     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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