Lectures

Lecture 1 – Niamh Brennan,  Text Analysis Approaches in Corporate Narrative Reporting Research

Financial information is frequently communicated through written narratives, which are largely qualitative in nature and which are sometimes referred to as ‘soft’ or unquantified information. Accounting narratives amplify quantified accounting information. This presentation will examine qualitative text analysis approaches based on specific theoretical and methodological assumptions, distinguishing between meaning-oriented content analysis, other qualitative interpretive approaches, including discourse analysis.  The presentation will discuss criteria for evaluating such research to increase its legitimacy and quality.

Lecture 2 - Lukas Goretzki, ‘Bricolage’ as a theoretical practice in qualitative accounting research?

This session will explore ‘bricolage’ as both a theoretical and methodological practice in qualitative accounting research. We will examine how empirical and conceptual elements co-evolve through an abductive, iterative process shaped by theoretical assumptions and reflexive methodological choices to highlight the dynamic interplay between theory, method, and fieldwork in generating meaningful insights.

Lecture 3 – Niamh Brennan, Grounded Theory: Description, Divergences and Application

This presentation will describe grounded theory methodology, its purpose and its application, highlighting the divergences and debates on how to apply the methodology. The presentation will consider the application of grounded theory in prior accounting research,  concluding by identifying quality criteria for the conduct of grounded-theory research.

Lecture 4 - Lukas Goretzki, More than words – The interview as encounter

This session focuses on what we can do with interviews when we treat them as social encounters, where the researcher is both a co-creator and a critical observer who is continuously trying to navigate and unpack meaning in the moment. We will explore how this perspective can open up new possibilities for engaging with interviews in qualitative accounting research.