Is it Turned on Now? - Reflections on Undertaking Oral History in Accounting

15 Pages Posted: 31 Jul 2008 Last revised: 5 Oct 2017

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Rachel F. Baskerville

Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka - School of Accounting and Commercial Law

Date Written: October 5, 2017

Abstract

The objective of this report is to assist those undertaking an accounting oral history project for the first time by reporting on two recent oral history projects. While restricting discussion to the 'nuts and bolts' of undertaking recording oral history interviews, this is provided in sufficient detail, with reflection on past experiences, to benefit a researcher starting their first project.

Keywords: oral history, accounting

JEL Classification: N00, M41

Suggested Citation

Baskerville, Rachel F., Is it Turned on Now? - Reflections on Undertaking Oral History in Accounting (October 5, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1188878 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1188878

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