Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management: Volume 15 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Maria Major, Petri Suomala, Teemu Laine

Changes to administrative controls in banks after the financial crisis

Leif Christensen, Pall Rikhardsson, Carsten Rohde, Catherine Elisabet Batt

This paper aims to explore and explain how administrative controls have been changed as a response to a significant crisis, using the transition of the three largest Icelandic…

Utilizing management accounting information for decision-making: Limitations stemming from the process structure and the actors involved

Natalia Saukkonen, Teemu Laine, Petri Suomala

To be utilized effectively in decision-making processes, management accounting (MA) information should fit the business context and at the same time reflect the roles…

Investing in strategic development: Management control of business model and managerial innovations

Pasi Aaltola

This paper aims to explore management control in the strategic development of business model and managerial innovations. The issue is approached from the perspective of managerial…

Innovativeness and accounting practices: an empirical investigation

Margaret Healy, Peter Cleary, Eimear Walsh

Innovation, the outcome of innovativeness, is a collaborative activity, requiring an integrated approach to the development and management of organisational capabilities (Tushman…

Accounting and new product development: The importance of interactions within social and technical structures

Orla Feeney, Bernard Pierce

The traditional view of accounting as something that constrains innovation and conflicts with creativity is giving way to a more contemporary belief that accounting can enable…