Screen LibraryResearch methods in accounting
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SAGE,
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| Publisher Address: | Los Angeles |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 223 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781849207966 (cloth : alk. paper) 1849207968 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781849207973 (paper : alk. paper) 1849207976 (paper : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F230 |
| CLC: | F230 |
| Call Number: | F230/S655/2nd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-218) and index. Introduction and overview. Theory as testable explanation -- A critical approach to accounting research -- Developing the Research Idea -- The research sequence -- Emergence of the research topic -- Conceptual frameworks -- The structure of DNA: the development of new theory -- The Bradman problem: the development of new strategies -- The longitude problem: implementing solutions -- Strategic management accounting -- Theory, literature and hypotheses. Sources of theory -- Searching the literature -- Modelling the relationship -- Developing the hypotheses -- Validity concerns -- Data collecti "This updated and expanded Second Edition of Research Methods in Accounting continues to provide a practical and accessible overview of the conduct of applied research studies in accounting. New to the Second Edition: expanded coverage of the areas of 'Theory' and 'Statistical Testing' to incorporate new developments; more in-depth detail on theory and associated applications, derived from behavioral, psychological, and qualitative disciplines; expanded chapter in qualitative research to reflect the movement in qualitative methodologies; treatment of the practical issues associated with the |