Diversity, Inclusion, and the Opportunities for Accounting Research

ABSTRACT

The corporate sector is devoting increasing energy to the development of practices targeted to address diversity and inclusion. These developments present significant opportunities to accounting scholars, to develop a range of topical studies that might have both important theoretical and practical implications. In this commentary piece, I seek to offer a broad range of suggestions for further study in this field. In particular, I suggest that related developments matter, as they have significant potential to impact, and hopefully redress, issues of disempowerment, marginalisation, discrimination, and bigotry. Well-designed studies in this field, therefore, have the potential to offer important political and critical contributions.

KEYWORDS:

• Diversity and inclusion
• accounting
• corporate reporting
• the accounting profession

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