A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
No premature closures of debates, please: A response to Ahrens
Authors: Marja-Liisa Kakkuri-Knuuttila, Kari Lukka, Jaakko Kuorikoski
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication year: 2008
Journal: Accounting, Organizations and Society
Journal name in source: ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY
Journal acronym: ACCOUNT ORG SOC
Volume: 33
Issue: 2-3
First page : 298
Last page: 301
Number of pages: 4
ISSN: 0361-3682
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2007.05.001(external)
Abstract
In this response to Ahrens [Ahrens, T. (2008). Overcoming the subjective-objective divide in interpretive management accounting research. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 33(2-3), 292-297] we clarify both the motivation and the core points of the Kakkuri-Knuuttila et al. [Kakkuri-Knuuttila, M.-L., Lukka, K., & Kuorikoski, J. (2008). Straddling between paradigms: A naturalistic philosophical case study on interpretive research in management accounting. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 33(2-3), 267-291] paper. We remind the management accounting academia that we should be careful not to close prematurely examinations and debates on issues, which are not yet truly resolved.
In this response to Ahrens [Ahrens, T. (2008). Overcoming the subjective-objective divide in interpretive management accounting research. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 33(2-3), 292-297] we clarify both the motivation and the core points of the Kakkuri-Knuuttila et al. [Kakkuri-Knuuttila, M.-L., Lukka, K., & Kuorikoski, J. (2008). Straddling between paradigms: A naturalistic philosophical case study on interpretive research in management accounting. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 33(2-3), 267-291] paper. We remind the management accounting academia that we should be careful not to close prematurely examinations and debates on issues, which are not yet truly resolved.