Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management: Volume 20 Issue 3

Literature reviews of qualitative accounting research: challenges and opportunities

Martin R.W. Hiebl

This paper aims to identify specific challenges and opportunities when crafting literature reviews of qualitative accounting research. In addition, it offers potential remedies to…

Management accountants’ image, role and identity: employer branding and identity conflict

Virpi Ala-Heikkilä, Marko Järvenpää

This study aims to take a step toward integrating research regarding the image, role and identity of management accountants by understanding how employers’ perceptions of the…

Gaining traction: how SMEs succeed in making management control systems stick

Jeff Reinking, Peter Resch

This study aims to explore why certain firms can transition successfully to more sophisticated accounting and management control systems than others.

Ladder of analytical abstraction: a constructive map for data analysis a case of voluntary reporting of human capital

Ahesha Perera, Liz Rainsbury

This study aims to demonstrate how Carney’s ladder of analytical abstraction is used to examine the motivations of banks for reporting human capital (HC) information.