Qualitative management accounting research: Assessing deliverables and relevance

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-70

  Parker, Lee D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Case studies; Engagement; Management accounting; Qualitative research; Reflexivity; Rigour; Theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856252881     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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