Just this morning, a team of researchers went live with a website that ranks accounting programs’ research by topic and methodology. If you’ve ever wondered which accounting programs are the strongest in analytical methodology, based on published research in the past 6, 12, or 20 years by faculty currently in the program, this site can [...] Read more > >
As posted here, FASRI is issuing a call for research consultants to conduct revenue recognition studies. This call is a little different from the usual ‘call for proposals’ because applicants must be willing to work closely with FASRI and FASB staff to identify research topics that will be most helpful in staff and Board deliberations. [...] Read more > >
Office Hours next week will feature a conversation with Anthony Hopwood about what the financial crisis means for accounting (and finance) researchers. We will be changing our schedule a little bit: the session will be at 11am ET, Tuesday, July 14th. Information about getting to the session can be found here. Anthony has a most [...] Read more > >
My guess is that most doctoral students in accounting are still being taught the same history I have been: In the beginning, accounting research was shapeless and without form. Wait, I meant normative and qualitative. Then, with the publication of Ball and Brown’s 1968 paper, the literature has taken a sharp turn toward positivism (drawing [...] Read more > >