Abstract
The chapter reviews various debates as to how best to undertake research in accounting history. It distinguishes "history of accounting" - where the object of research is accounting ideas, methods, organisations, etc. - from "socio-historical accounting research" - where the object of research is how accounting has impacted on individuals, organisations and society in the past.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Companion to Accounting History |
| Editors | John Richard Edwards, Stephen P. Walker |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 30-49 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780415410946 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- History of accounting
- Socio-political accounting research
- Historical method
- Narrative histories
- Theory in accounting history