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On knowing, accounting and the methodological position of Geertz

As a consequence of calls to view accounting as a culturally defined discipline Geertz’s work has yielded significant debate among accounting scholars. This review paper argues that Geertz á la interpretive anthropology has been inaccurately characterised by many accounting methodologists. They over...

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Main Authors: Mustafa, Hasri, Gaffikin, Michael
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9232/1/ID%209232.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.92322013-11-08T07:26:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9232/ On knowing, accounting and the methodological position of Geertz Mustafa, Hasri Gaffikin, Michael As a consequence of calls to view accounting as a culturally defined discipline Geertz’s work has yielded significant debate among accounting scholars. This review paper argues that Geertz á la interpretive anthropology has been inaccurately characterised by many accounting methodologists. They overlook the theoretical anchoring of Geertzian conceptions of culture schemes - “by isolating its elements”, “internal relationships”, and “in some general way” - that illustrate accounting as a kind of being of knowing – the form of what accounting comes to. This paper traces the implications of this on fundamental consequences for accounting research methodology and establishes a direction to critique from a position from where the claims of Geertz should apparently be held. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9232/1/ID%209232.pdf Mustafa, Hasri and Gaffikin, Michael (2010) On knowing, accounting and the methodological position of Geertz. In: The Sixth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting, 12-13 July 2010, University of Sydney, Australia. . (Unpublished) English
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description As a consequence of calls to view accounting as a culturally defined discipline Geertz’s work has yielded significant debate among accounting scholars. This review paper argues that Geertz á la interpretive anthropology has been inaccurately characterised by many accounting methodologists. They overlook the theoretical anchoring of Geertzian conceptions of culture schemes - “by isolating its elements”, “internal relationships”, and “in some general way” - that illustrate accounting as a kind of being of knowing – the form of what accounting comes to. This paper traces the implications of this on fundamental consequences for accounting research methodology and establishes a direction to critique from a position from where the claims of Geertz should apparently be held.
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title_full On knowing, accounting and the methodological position of Geertz
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publishDate 2010
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