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John Burns
Researcher at University of Exeter
Publications - 49
Citations - 4450
John Burns is an academic researcher from University of Exeter. The author has contributed to research in topics: Management accounting & Positive accounting. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 49 publications receiving 4181 citations. Previous affiliations of John Burns include Örebro University & University of Colorado Denver.
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Conceptualizing management accounting change: an institutional framework☆
John Burns,Robert W. Scapens +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe an institutional framework for the conceptualization of management accounting change. But they do not discuss the role of organizational routines and institutions in shaping the processes of change, and three categorizations of institutional change are explored.
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Management accounting change
John Burns,Juhani Vaivio +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a special issue devoted to the subject of management accounting change is presented, which comprises five studies that address various dimensions of this important research area, each study adopting different perspectives and different research methodologies.
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The dynamics of accounting change Inter‐play between new practices, routines, institutions, power and politics
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore accounting change in the product development department of a small UK chemicals manufacturer and highlight power over resources, decision making and meanings as being key facilitators to the implementation of accounting change.
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An institutional perspective of accountants' new roles – the interplay of contradictions and praxis
John Burns,Gudrun Baldvinsdottir +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the emergence of new team/process-oriented roles for so-called hybrid accountants in the manufacturing division of a multinational pharmaceuticals organisation, and highlight institutional contradictions that create potential openings for change, and discuss the praxis that underpin when, how and why role(s) change is carved out.
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The future of interpretive accounting research-A polyphonic debate
Thomas Ahrens,Albrecht Becker,John Burns,Christopher S. Chapman,Markus Granlund,Michael Habersam,Allan Hansen,Rihab Khalifa,Teemu Malmi,Andrea Mennicken,Anette Mikes,Fabrizio Panozzo,Martin Piber,Paolo Quattrone,Tobias Scheytt +14 more