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Transformative change towards sustainability: the interaction between organisational discourses and organisational practices (2016)
Journal Article
Narayanan, V., & Adams, C. (2017). Transformative change towards sustainability: the interaction between organisational discourses and organisational practices. Accounting and Business Research, 47(3), 344-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2016.1257930

This paper adopts a case study approach to explore the complex process of organisational change towards greater social and environmental sustainability. The case study of a major global financial services organisation involved interviews and examinat... Read More about Transformative change towards sustainability: the interaction between organisational discourses and organisational practices.

Exploring the implications of integrated reporting for social investment (disclosures) (2016)
Journal Article
Adams, C., Potter, B., Singh, P., & York, J. (2016). Exploring the implications of integrated reporting for social investment (disclosures). The British Accounting Review, 48(3), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2016.05.002

The purpose of this study is to examine the evolution of corporate reporting on social investment activities in the context of a global move toward integrated reporting approaches. The paper adopts both a conceptual and content analysis approach to e... Read More about Exploring the implications of integrated reporting for social investment (disclosures).

Corporate respect for Human Rights: meaning, scope, and the shifting order of discourse (2016)
Journal Article
McPhail, K., & Adams, C. (2016). Corporate respect for Human Rights: meaning, scope, and the shifting order of discourse. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 29(4), 650-678. https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-09-2015-2241

Purpose – Drawing on Fairclough (1989, 2005), the purpose of this paper is to explore how respect for human rights is emerging and being operationalized in the discourse of 30 Fortune 500 companies in the mining, pharmaceutical and chemical industrie... Read More about Corporate respect for Human Rights: meaning, scope, and the shifting order of discourse.