Seeing the wood for the trees: Taking the pulse of social and environmental accounting

Abstract

Social and environmental issues have become a central part of the academic accounting subject field. Examines the range of papers in this area at the APIRA conference. Indicates some of the pitfalls – empiricism, theoretical awareness, relevance to practice, communication between academics – which need dealing with if the subject area is to grow with real strength.

Citation

Bebbington, J., Gray, R. and Owen, D. (1999), "Seeing the wood for the trees: Taking the pulse of social and environmental accounting", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513579910259906