The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research

A Behind-the-Scenes View of Using Qualitative Research Methods

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Hardbound, 569 Pages
Published: APR-2004
ISBN 10: 0-08-043972-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-08-043972-3
Imprint: ELSEVIER


Edited by
Christopher Humphrey, Professor of Accounting, Manchester School of Accounting and Finance
Bill Lee, Lecturer, Accounting & Financial Management, University of Sheffield

Description
A book that goes behind the more official presentations and accounts of research methods to explore the lived experiences, joys and mistakes of a wide range of international researchers principally working in the fields of accounting and finance, but also in management, economics and other social sciences. The authors of the articles in this book address a wide range of issues and obstacles that they have confronted at various stages in their respective research careers. In reflecting on their personal experiences, they provide practical guidance on how to overcome the types of problems that typically confront academic researchers in their day-to-day work.

Audience:
Masters students, doctoral students and researchers in the field of accounting and finance. Management and other social science researchers with in an interest in qualitative research methods.


 
Last update: 5 Nov 2011