The Directions of and Research Methods in Behavioural Accounting and Neuroaccounting Cover Image

Kierunki i metody badawcze w rachunkowości behawioralnej i neurorachunkowości
The Directions of and Research Methods in Behavioural Accounting and Neuroaccounting

Author(s): Waldemar Gos
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Keywords: accounting; neuroaccounting; behavioural accounting; economy

Summary/Abstract: Objective: The study provides an overview of directions in research and selected methods which can be used in neuroaccounting, a branch of behavioural accountancy. Research Design & Methods: The study employs content analysis and deductive and inductive reasoning. Findings: This overview introduces the author’s research on the subject of biological determinants of neuroaccounting. Implications / Recommendations: Behavioural economics is a newer fields of economics, explaining phenomena through the prisms of sociology and psychology. Neuroeconomics, on the other hand, uses research methods typically applied in biology, chemistry and medicine to describe processes that take place in the human brain. Ongoing changes in economics also affect accounting. Contribution: The article examines the notion that behavioural accounting and neuroaccounting are interdisciplinary fields of knowledge where various research methods can be used.

  • Issue Year: 984/2019
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 75-86
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish