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Ethical codes, independence and the conservation of ambiguity (2005)

Page, Michael ; Spira, Laura F.

Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing

Business ethics 14 (2005), S. 0

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ISSN: 1467-8608

Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Topics: Philosophy , Economics

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8608.2005.00411.x

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The search for a conceptual framework: Quest for a holy grail, or hunting a snark? (2005)

Page, Michael

Bradford : Emerald

Accounting, auditing & accountability journal 18 (2005), S. 565-576

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ISSN: 0951-3574

Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005

Topics: Economics

Notes: Purpose - The paper is an exercise in "metaphoric defamiliarisation". The metaphor of the search for a conceptual framework as "quest" is unpacked and an alternative, based on Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark, is proposed in its place. Design/methodology/approach - Many points of correspondence between Carroll's unlikely expedition and the work of standard setting bodies are noted and developed. The possibility that a conceptual framework might turn out to be a "Boojum" is examined. Findings - Noting that timing precludes the possibility that The Hunting of the Snark is an allegory of accounting standard setting, a possible social explanation drawing on Cornford's Microcosmographia Academica is proposed. Originality/value - Examines the use of the quest metaphor and what it tells us about standard setters' approaches. An alternative metaphor is proposed as being more appropriate and, by contrasting the two, the content of the first is thrown into sharper relief.