Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management: Volume 2 Issue 2

Attempts to Improve Accountability in Primary Health Care: Evidence from a GP Practice in Scotland

Gwen M. Hannah, Colin R. Dey, David M. Power

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of government reforms to improve the accountability of primary healthcare providers in Scotland. As a result of the…

A substantive model of the annual financial reporting exercise in a non‐market corporate

Roger Hussey, Audra Ong

Purpose – Although it is acknowledged that the dissemination of financial information to stakeholders is a communications process, the main focus of prior research has been on the…

Financial Reporting and Local Government Reform – a (Mis)Match?

Robyn Pilcher

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine whether there is potential for political parties to use flawed financial figures in performance measures designed to assist them in…

Supply Chain Management: A Case Study of an Integrated Lean and Agile Model

Jamshed J. Mistry

Purpose – To describe the evolution of an integrated ‘lean’ and ‘agile’ supply chain process that employed Just‐in‐time (JIT) lean manufacturing approaches at an electronics…

Observe, record, then beyond: Facilitating participant reflection via research diaries

Kate Lewis, Frank Sligo, Claire Massey

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the application of the diary‐interview method in the context of research on technological learning in the New Zealand dairy…