Accounting and detective stories: an excursion to the USA in the 1940s

Barbara Czarniawska

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2012, vol. 25, issue 4, 659-672

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to explore accounting across time and space via novels. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses distant readings. Findings - The paper reveals peculiarities and commonalities of the work of Certified Public Accountants 70 years ago and now. Originality/value - The originality/value is to be decided by readers.

Keywords: Distant readings; Literary anthropology; Accounting and crime; Reading; Books (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1108/09513571211225088

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