Abstract
As academics we naturally seek to address interesting and important questions. Our concerns for rigour drive us to work from generally accessible preoccupations towards more narrowly and precisely defined questions however. Such specialisation is properly understood as a source of strength in our knowledge. The growing impact of governance mechanisms surrounding journal rankings threatens this strength by attacking our abilities to produce, but also to integrate, the specialised contributions that we make however. This article will expand upon this basic argument and further elaborate it through a discussion of the academic literature around costing in health care.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 397-413 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Accounting and Finance |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2015 |
Research Groups and Themes
- AF Management Accounting
Keywords
- Activity-based costing
- Contribution
- Health care
- Journal ranking
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Professor Chris Chapman
- School of Accounting and Finance - Business School - Professor of Management Accounting
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