The International Journal of Accounting and Business Society
Vol 22, No 1 (2014): The International Journal of Accounting and Business Society

INTERPRETIVE ETHNOACCOUNTING: UNDERSTANDING ETHNOGRAPHYIN THE ACCOUNTING RESEARCH FIELDS

Sukoharsono, Eko Ganis (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Aug 2014

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to explore a practical model of ethnography research method for ethnoaccountingsocial and culture. Ethnography is a aninterpretive account of what is lived and understood of a cultureof accounting phenomena. This culture is itself a contextual process that is ongoing, elusive and constantly modified.Ethnoaccounting is a terms used to elucidate where accounting phenomena contextually engaged in society and/ or organization.   Clear steps are introduced where an accounting researcher interested to become an accounting ethnographer. The steps are ranging from understanding the history of ethnography, variety ethnographies, and Preparing for ethnography, to interpretation and reflexivity. Two ethnoaccounting research are described to elucidate the use of ethnography in accounting fields which are Nestle’s creative shared value and the history of accounting practices in the era of the King of Udayana. In an essence, ethnography could provide a mode of social and cultural interpretations hidden in the accounting fields.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijabs

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Social Sciences

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The International Journal of Accounting and Business Society (IJABS), is published by Accounting Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia, which is a dissemination medium for research result from researchers and lecturers in management, accounting, ...