Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the varied concerns of delegates at an international accounting conference. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology takes the form of a prose article and accompanying fictional poem. Findings – Accounting conferences gather many...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise the issue of transition problems in organisations when employees are taken for granted. Design/methodology/approach – Satirical poem. Findings – Employers need to consider the risk of not dealing adequately with staff grievances....

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how accounting is entwined in the cultural practice of popular music. Particular attention is paid to how the accountant is constricted by artists in art and the role(s) the accountant plays in the artistic narrative. In effect this explores the notion that...