The politics of the changing forms of accounting: a field study of strategy translation in a Danish government-owned company under privatisation

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The sociology of translation is used to explicate accounting change within an organization. A government-owned ferry operation in Denmark is used as an illustration. The article describes accounting's shift from principles of control to those of financialization during the translation process.

Denmark, Influence, Accounting

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The development of the specialist accounting history literature in the English language: an analysis by gender

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The article examines the participation of women in developing international, specialist accounting history research literature, from the first such publication up to those published in 2000. Women's involvement in editorial advisory boards is also examined.

Science & research, Personnel administration, Scholarly publishing, Research, Human resource management, History, Company personnel management, Women writers, Women authors, Historical research

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Accounting for the public interest: public ineffectuals or public intellectuals?

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A study indicating that researchers from accounting and financial occupations can contribute more to the society because they are equipped with necessary methods for ensuring successful implementation of projects that are of public interest.

United Kingdom, Public affairs, Financial Personnel, Social aspects, Accountants, Financial occupations, Public interest

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