Introduction.
PART 1: TRADITIONS OF RESEARCH IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING.
1. The Philosophy of Financial of Financial Research.
2. Alternative Philosophies of Accounting Research.
3. Traditions of Research in Finance.
4. Traditions of Research in Management Accounting.
5. Traditions of Research in Financial Accounting.
PART 2: METHODS OF RESEARCH.
6. Methods of Empirical Research.
7. Interpretation of Positive Research.
8. Methods of Case Study Research.
9. The Research Output.
PART 3: TECHNIQUES OF CRITICAL ANALYSIS.
10. The Analysis of Literature.
11. The Critical Analysis of Reasoning.
12. Formal Methods of Analysis.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Index.