A Comparative Analysis on Positivism and Critical Realism in Accounting Research

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10.2991/icssed-19.2019.39How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Positivism, Critical Realism, Accounting Research.

Abstract

In posing and answering research questions scientifically, the researcher must apply a collection of methodologies and methods systematically which were both guided by research paradigm. Two research paradigms in accounting research were analyzed in the current paper. A comparative analysis, from three perspectives which is ontology, epistemology, and research method, was carried out in order to critically analysis two research paradigms in mainstream accounting research.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Song Peng
AU  - Shen Shiyu
PY  - 2019/05
DA  - 2019/05
TI  - A Comparative Analysis on Positivism and Critical Realism in Accounting Research
BT  - Proceedings of the 2019 4th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 212
EP  - 216
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icssed-19.2019.39
DO  - 10.2991/icssed-19.2019.39
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