2012 Awards for Excellence

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(2013), "2012 Awards for Excellence", Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Vol. 10 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/qram.2013.31410aaa.001

2012 Awards for Excellence

Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Volume 10, Issue 1

The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

“Lessons learned: advantages and disadvantages of mixed method research”

Mary A. MalinaUniversity of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Hanne S.O. NørreklitDepartment of Business Studies, University of Århus, Århus, Denmark

Frank H. SeltoLeeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is first, to discuss the theoretical assumptions, qualities, problems and myopia of the dominating quantitative and qualitative approaches; second, to describe the methodological lessons that the authors learned while conducting a series of longitudinal studies on the use and usefulness of a specialized balanced scorecard; and third, to encourage researchers to actually use multiple methods and sources of data to address the very many accounting phenomena that are not fully understood.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper is an opinion piece based on the authors' experience conducting a series of longitudinal mixed method studies.

Findings – The authors suggest that in many studies, using a mixed method approach provides the best opportunity for addressing research questions.

Originality/value – This paper provides encouragement to those who may wish to bridge the authors' ideological gaps and to those who are actively trying to do so.

Keywords - Qualitative research, Quantitative research, Research methods

www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/11766091111124702

This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 1, 2011, pp. 59-71 Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award

“Relating performative and ostensive management accounting research: reflections on case study methodology”

Allan Hansen

This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 2, 2011, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

“The roles of management control in a product development setting”

Chris Akroyd and William Maguire

This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 3, 2011, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

“Management accounting systems and organisational culture: interpreting their linkages and processes of change”

Cristiano Busco and Robert W. Scapens

This article originally appeared in Volume 8 Number 3, 2011, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management