Tracking the numbers: across accounting and finance, organizations and markets

Vollmer, Hendrik, Mennicken, Andrea ORCID: 0000-0002-5658-7678 and Preda, Alex (2009) Tracking the numbers: across accounting and finance, organizations and markets. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 34 (5). pp. 619-637. ISSN 0361-3682

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Abstract

This introductory essay reviews recent advances in the emergent field of social studies of finance (SSF) and, subsequently, sets out to illustrate how a closer engagement with SSF might benefit research interests in accounting and vice versa. Finally, it provides a sketch of how mutual engagements across the fields might be intensified in what is identified as an emerging accounting and finance track in the discourse of social science. The prospects of a broader field of research exploring the use of financial numbers across social settings, markets, organizations and cultures are projected, and the possibility of articulating a strong sociological programme of research is considered.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/aos
Additional Information:	© 2009 Elsevier
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
JEL classification:	M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M4 - Accounting and Auditing
Date Deposited:	12 Feb 2010 15:36
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 23:31
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/27073

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