Interrogating accountability: An illustration of the use of Leximancer software for qualitative data analysis

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-207

  Crofts, Ken ^a   Bisman, Jayne ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Computer software; Data analysis; Management accountability; Public sector organizations; Serials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993090897     PISSN: 11766093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/11766091011050859     Document Type: Article

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