Purpose – The purpose of this paper is: to explore the concept of finance shared service centres (SSCs) through an interpretive case study based on a structuration in organizational fields framework; to explore the implications for the finance function, in terms of how finance both drives change within the multi-divisional organisation and also is affected by change; and to interpret the S…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how management control researchers can improve their practical impact through research designs that recognise the many dimensions of organizational reality. Design/methodology/approach – Managerial knowledge in the academy and managerial practice may become detached from one another as practitioners and academic discourses are influenced by…