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Balancing acts in qualitative accounting research
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the motivation for this special issue and its
contributions.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a conceptual editorial piece which discusses
current methodological tendencies in qualitative accounting research.
Findings – The paper argues that qualitative research involves some balancing acts between, on the
one hand, pragmatic and aesthetic aspects and, on the other, the necessary steps for establishing trust
in a particular piece of research. The authors explicate how this is manifest in the contributions to this
special issue.
Originality/value – This paper highlights the need for greater attention to the many pragmatic
aspects associated with qualitative accounting research rarely accounted for in previous texts on the
topic.
Keywords Research methods, Qualitative research, Accounting, Accounting research
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