Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management: Volume 9 Issue 1

Approaching control in interfirm transactional relationships: Contrasting and connecting a transaction cost economics perspective with an actor‐network theory perspective

Ed Vosselman

The purpose of this paper is to contrast and to connect a transaction cost economics (TCE) perspective and an actor‐network theory (ANT) perspective on control of interfirm…

The effectiveness of newsletters in accountants' client relations with small business managers: An Australian qualitative study

Gerard Stone

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of one of accounting practitioners' most widely‐used client relations techniques. By evaluating the effectiveness of the…

The use of performance measures: case studies from the microfinance sector in Kenya

Nelson Waweru, Gary Spraakman

The intent of microfinance institutes (MFIs) in developing countries is to provide loans to very poor people in order to help them transform their lives. MFIs tend to receive…

Q methodology: is it useful for accounting research?

Peter Massingham, Rada Massingham, Kieren Diment

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the usefulness of Q Methodology for business research, as an alternative technique for accounting researchers.

2011 Awards for Excellence

William L. Smith