'Action research': mission impossible?

Article Abstract:

The author finds that C. Richard Baker's promotion of 'action research' leaves something to be desired in terms of academic use. He questions the feasibility and the adequacy of the basics upon which the research is founded.

United Kingdom, Methods, Analysis, Action research

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Accounting research prospects

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Issues concerning important research topics for accounting in the 21st century are examined. Topics include accounting and audit ethics, ethics and education, the realtionship between accounting and economics, globalisation, and international accounting.

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"Action at a distance": accounting inscriptions and the reporting of episodes of clinical care

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Issues concerning the budgeting system used at a large public New Zealand hospital are examined, focusing on providing an analysis of the casemix technology used in the system. Topics include management reporting, the relationship between accounting data as inscription and the organization of accumulated knowledge, variance analysis, and remote management.

Australia, New Zealand, Statistical Data Included, Management, Accounting and auditing, Hospitals, Business budgets

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