The accounting academic. Issue 1 (14th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Samkin, Grant; Schneider, Annika
• Editors: Prof. Grant Samkin, Ms. Annika Schneider, Assoc.
• Is Part Of: Meditari accountancy research. Volume 22:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 2
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2014-07-14
• Subjects: Autoethnography -- Accounting research -- Self-reflection -- Scholarship -- Diegesis -- Accounting academic -- Research output -- Personal accounts -- M40, M41; Accounting -- Periodicals; Finance -- Periodicals; 657.05
• DOI: 10.1108/MEDAR-05-2014-0041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-372X

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: – This paper aims to consider the accounting academic, the environment in which the academic operates and the challenges they face. Design/methodology/approach: – This paper explores a number of issues relating to the accounting academic. The five papers that make up the special issue are located within a framework which is used to illustrate how each one contributes to the field. This paper is primarily discursive in nature. Findings: – The theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches used in the papers that make up this special issue are described. In addition, the paper suggests that the accounting academic will remain a fertile area for future research. Practical implications: – This portrayal of accounting academics is of interest to accounting researchers, accounting historians, university managers and individual academics. Originality/value: – This special issue provides a range of examples of research relevant to the accounting academic and sets an agenda for future research.