Research Methods in Accounting

Malcolm Smith (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2019 | 5th Revised edition
SAGE Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-5264-9068-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The only book on the market offering accounting-specific coverage of research methods, this fifth edition includes updated examples throughout, development and testing of research ideas and wider coverage of qualitative methods.

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Designed to help accounting students and researchers make the most appropriate choice of method and strategy in the development of their research projects. This fifth edition features extended coverage of:




Content analysis
Online sources
Mixed-methods research
Impression management


It includes new sections dedicated to:




Social media impact on research
Big Data Analytics
Endogeneity issues in regression analysis
Benford’s Law as a forensic tool
Readability studies
Whistleblowing research

Autor

Professor Malcolm Smith Malcolm has held professorial positions in accounting at universities in both UK  and Australia. He was Foundation Professor of Accounting at the University of South Australia. Malcolm’s research output includes 16 books, 13 book chapters and over 180 journal articles, but he is best known for his publications in two areas: ·         Financial communication: concerned with the analysis and interpretation of corporate narratives, and ·         Strategic management accounting: concerned with the diffusion of accounting innovations. Malcolm has received numerous awards for teaching and supervision, and has supervised over 20 doctoral candidates to completion.

Inhalt

Preface
Chapter One: Introduction and Overview
Chapter Two: Developing the Research Idea
Chapter Three: Theory, Literature and Hypotheses
Chapter Four: Research Ethics in Accounting
Chapter Five: Data Collection
Chapter Six: Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter Seven: Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter Eight: Experimental Research
Chapter Nine: Survey Research
Chapter Ten: Qualitative Methods
Chapter Eleven: Archival Research
Chapter Twelve: Supervision and Examination Processes
Chapter Thirteen: Turning Research Into Publications
Appendix 1: Journal Rankings (AJG-2018)
Appendix 2: Sample Paper
References

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.12.2019
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 186 x 232 mm
• Gewicht: 790 g
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-5264-9068-4 / 1526490684
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5264-9068-1 / 9781526490681
• Zustand: Neuware