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Biodiversity reporting for governmental organisations: Evidence from English local councils
Silvia Gaia, Michael John JonesThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the current nature and content of biodiversity reporting practices adopted by English local councils. By adopting a multi-theoretical…
Improving accountability for farm animal welfare: the performative role of a benchmark device
Josie McLaren, Tony AppleyardThe purpose of this paper is to investigate accountability for farm animal welfare (FAW) in food companies. FAW is an important social issue, yet it is difficult to define and…
On theoretical engorgement and the myth of fair value accounting in China
Christopher NobesThe purpose of this paper is to provide “Comments” on two previous papers in this journal about fair value in Chinese accounting. It extends those papers by considering…
Watch that tone: An investigation of the use and stylistic consequences of tone in corporate accountability disclosures
Richard Fisher, Chris J. van Staden, Glenn RichardsThe purpose of this paper is to investigate: how dimensions of tone vary across different forms of corporate accountability narrative; the impact of tone on readability; and the…
Autobiographical vignettes in annual report CEO letters as a lens to understand how leadership is conceived and enacted
Russell Craig, Joel AmernicThe purpose of this paper is to examine autobiographical vignettes that are embedded in the annual report letters to shareholders of chief executive officers (CEOs). The aim is to…
Opening up the politics of standard setting through discourse theory: the case of IFRS for SMEs
Rebecca Warren, David Bernard Carter, Christopher J. NapierThe purpose of this paper is to investigate an element of the internal politics of standard setting by reference to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) movement…
Accounting and accountability in the Anthropocene
Jan Bebbington, Henrik Österblom, Beatrice Crona, Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, Carlos Larrinaga, Shona Russell, Bert ScholtensThe purpose of this paper is to interrogate the nature and relevance of debates around the existence of, and ramifications arising from, the Anthropocene for accounting…
Shaping accountability at an NGO: a Bourdieusian perspective
Sanjaya Chinthana Kuruppu, Sumit LodhiaThe purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of accountability as it relates to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) evolving through a period of considerable change in…
Governmentality and performance for the smart city
Daniela Argento, Giuseppe Grossi, Aki Jääskeläinen, Stefania Servalli, Petri SuomalaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of performance measurement systems as technologies of government in the operationalisation of smart city programmes. It answers…
Making up ideal recruits: Graduate recruitment, professional socialization and subjectivity at Big Four accountancy firms
Florian GebreiterThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of graduate recruitment in the professional socialisation and subjectification of Big Four professionals.
Accounting, performance management systems and accountability changes in knowledge-intensive public organizations: A literature review and research agenda
Giuseppe Grossi, Kirsi-Mari Kallio, Massimo Sargiacomo, Matti SkoogThe purpose of this paper is to synthesize insights from previous accounting, performance measurement (PM) and accountability research into the rapidly emerging field of…
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