Tracking the numbers : Across accounting and finance, organizations and markets

Hendrik VOLLMER; Andrea MENNICKEN; Alex PREDA

doi:10.1016/j.aos.2008.06.007

Tracking the numbers : Across accounting and finance, organizations and markets

Hendrik VOLLMER^*, Andrea MENNICKEN, Alex PREDA

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Abstract

This introductory essay reviews recent advances in the emergent field of social studies of finance (SSF) and, subsequently, sets out to illustrate how a closer engagement with SSF might benefit research interests in accounting and vice versa. Finally, it provides a sketch of how mutual engagements across the fields might be intensified in what is identified as an emerging accounting and finance track in the discourse of social science. The prospects of a broader field of research exploring the use of financial numbers across social settings, markets, organizations and cultures are projected, and the possibility of articulating a strong sociological programme of research is considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	619-637
Number of pages	19
Journal	Accounting, Organizations and Society
Volume	34
Issue number	5
Early online date	8 Aug 2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2008.06.007
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgements: We would like to thank Alexandra Hessling, David Cooper, Peter Miller, Yuval Millo, Helen Oakes, Michael Power, Keith Robson and Rita Samiolo for their instructive comments on earlier drafts of this paper.

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