Routledge Studies in Accounting
About the Book Series
This series explores the roles of Accounting and Accounting theory in the modern world. The series examines research in accounting thought, practice, auditing, principles and ethics as well as international standards and regulation setting. Examining private, public and non-profit sectors, Routledge Studies in Accounting, seeks to advance the scholarly debate by providing cutting edge and insightful research
Cost Management for Nonprofit and Voluntary Organisations
1st Edition
By Zahirul Hoque, Tarek Rana
June 30, 2021
In recent years, nonprofit and voluntary organisations have faced challenges and unanticipated pressures as a result of increased competition for funding, technological advancements, the need to comply with government regulations, and increased social and community expectations regarding greater ...
Corporate Environmental Reporting: The Western Approach to Nature
1st Edition
By Leanne J Morrison
March 31, 2021
This book explores corporate environmental discourse by examining a sample of corporate environmental reports through the lens of environmental philosophy. Findings include the predominant use of a dualistic approach towards nature, which highlights the perceived ‘separateness’ of companies from ...
Institutions and Accounting Practices after the Financial Crisis: International Perspective
1st Edition
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By Victoria Krivogorsky
March 31, 2021
Financial globalization paired with the relaxation of constraints on capital flows between countries before the 2008 crisis, increased merger activities among the World’s largest stock exchanges. The financial crisis of 2008 had a severe impact on the development of equity markets, corporate ...
A History of Corporate Financial Reporting in Britain
1st Edition
By John Richard Edwards
December 18, 2020
A History of Corporate Financial Reporting provides an understanding of the procedures and practices which constitute corporate financial reporting in Britain, at different points of time, and how and why those practices changed and became what they are now. Its particular focus is the ...
Accounting, Innovation and Inter-Organisational Relationships
1st Edition
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By Martin Carlsson-Wall, Håkan Håkansson, Kalle Kraus, Johnny Lind, Torkel Strömsten
December 18, 2020
Successful innovation is a true challenge and especially when today’s companies are intertwined in close inter-organisational relationships and networks with e.g. customers and suppliers. Research has indicated that accounting can play important roles in such innovation processes, but there is ...
Managerial Accountant’s Compass: Research Genesis and Development
1st Edition
By Gary Oliver
December 18, 2020
This is the first detailed view of the managerial accountant’s role and responsibilities in organization setting. Its aim is to foster role development: the opportunity to work at an advanced level of practice. Accounting studies develop technical skills associated with topics, and, ...
Public Sector Accounting, Accountability and Governance: Globalising the Experiences of Australia and New Zealand
1st Edition
Edited
By Robyn Pilcher, David Gilchrist
June 30, 2020
Funded by taxation, public spending cannot be separated from politics and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness is always high on the political and policy agenda. Accounting, accountability, governance and auditing are essential ingredients in evaluating public sector performance.Australia and New ...
Accounting for M&A: Uses and Abuses of Accounting in Monitoring and Promoting Merger
1st Edition
Edited
By Amir Amel-Zadeh, Geoff Meeks
May 28, 2020
Spending on M&A has, in aggregate, grown so fast that it has even overtaken capital expenditure on increasing and maintaining physical assets. Yet McKinsey, the leading management consultancy, reports that "Anyone who has researched merger success rates knows that roughly 70% fail". The idea ...
The History and Tradition of Accounting in Italy
1st Edition
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By David Alexander, Stefano Adamo, Roberto Pietra, Roberta Fasiello
December 12, 2019
Italian accounting has a long and honourable tradition of theoretical and applied analysis of the accounting and reporting function, perceived and defined much more broadly than in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. The high point of this perhaps, is the creation of what is known as Economia Aziendale (EA)...
The Role of the Management Accountant: Local Variations and Global Influences
1st Edition
Edited
By Lukas Goretzki, Erik Strauss
December 12, 2019
There is considerable national variation in the professionalization and status of the management accountant. Although researchers from different countries have contributed to our knowledge about tasks and roles, we have limited insights into the development, education, and socio-cultural influences...
Interventionist Management Accounting Research: Theory Contributions with Societal Impact
1st Edition
By Petri Suomala, Jouni Lyly-Yrjänäinen, Teemu Laine, Falconer Mitchell
December 05, 2019
Interventionist research has been proposed as one way of increasing societal impact of management accounting (MA) research. However, there are no guidelines regarding what sort of phenomena would be the most suitable ones to be studied using research interventions. This book builds on top of the ...
Accounting Education: A Cognitive Load Theory Perspective
1st Edition
By Seedwell Tanaka Muyako Sithole, Indra Abeysekera
July 31, 2019
This book provides a comprehensive and critical overview of learning accounting. It illustrates that when learners need to mentally integrate two or more distinct items of information, it places unnecessary demands on cognitive load. The book discusses the cognitive ...