Concerns about the homogenization of accounting research have been expressed over an extended period of time, especially in the U.S. context. Numerous researchers have documented the homogeneity problem and examined the factors that have contributed to research homogeneity. One weakness in the...

Purpose – The aim of this research is to illustrate how a change from cash‐based accounting to accruals‐based accounting in the core public sector of New Zealand occurred. Design/methodology/approach – The grounded theory research strategy is used in a field study setting. Findings –...

Extends the investigation into the nature of the relation between participative budgeting and budgetary slack. The literature focusing on this association can be divided into two groups, the conclusions of which are inconsistent with one another. One camp argues that managers intentionally use...