Exploring efficiency's dominance: the wholeness of the process-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Exploring efficiency's dominance: the wholeness of the process

Published:2010-06-22 Issue:2 Volume:7 Page:141-162
ISSN:1176-6093
Container-title:Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management
language:en
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Author:

Devlin Patrick J.

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to utilise Williams' writings on hegemony in order to examine why and how in the last 25 years efficiency has come to dominate the public sector and to explore the consequences of this development.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs a literature‐based analysis and critique.FindingsWilliams' model is able to explain why and how the public sector has become preoccupied with a selective version of efficiency, the significant role played by accounting, and the cultural clashes encountered in the public sector.Research limitations/implicationsWilliams' model could be used in a variety of settings for a variety of purposes.Originality/valueWilliams' writings are new to the accounting literature. The paper is novel also in that it uses Williams' writings to explain efficiency's dominance.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

Accounting,Business and International Management

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