Accounting, Governance and Accountability (AGA) Research Group

The Accounting, Governance and Accountability Research Group engages in research which considers the role and impact of accounting and finance information in wider society. The group takes an inter-disciplinary perspective on the inter-related themes of accounting, governance and accountability in their broadest sense, reflecting an interest on how governance structures and accountability relationships underpin organisational life and institutions.

The group has particular strengths in the socio-critical tradition of accounting; social and environmental aspects of accounting; and the accounting profession and its influence; alongside the behavioural aspects of finance.  While many members of the group are located in the Accounting & Finance subject group, the group also welcomes members from other disciplines, with a related interest.

The research of the group is organised into three themes: