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Orientation in the field of accounting research; profound knowledge about research topics and issues of methodology and methods in accounting research.

Discussion of current research in accounting; theoretical and methodological aspects of accounting research

Presentations of international accounting researchers; reading and discussing basic literature related to the respective presentations; discussing and reflecting presentations; writing reviews of presentations.

Ongoing assessment: participation in discussions; review essays on reseach presentations.

Introductory reading (to be read prior to first session on 08.10.2015)

Hopwood, A. (1983). On trying to study accounting in the contexts in which it operates. Ac­counting, Organizations and Society, 8(2-3), 287-305.

Chapman, C.S., Cooper, D.J., & Miller, P.B. (2009). Linking accounting, organizations, and institutions. In C.S. Chapman, D.J. Cooper, & P.B. Miller (eds), Accounting, organ­izations, & institutions: Essays in honour of Anthony Hopwood (pp. 1-29). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Interest in doing the PhD research in the field of accounting.

Participation in all classes is mandatory.