The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification
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The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification is a seminal book by Michael Power that critically examines the rise and consequences of audit and accountability practices across modern institutions.
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Target entity: The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification Context triple: [Michael Power (academic), notableWork, The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification]
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Target entity: The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification Target entity description: The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification is a seminal book by Michael Power that critically examines the rise and consequences of audit and accountability practices across modern institutions.
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A.
Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory
Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory is a foundational sociological text in which Bruno Latour systematically presents and defends actor-network theory as an alternative way of understanding social phenomena.
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B.
Rethinking Social Inquiry
Rethinking Social Inquiry is a methodological volume in political science that critiques and extends the quantitative, positivist approach of Designing Social Inquiry by advocating for pluralistic, case-based, and mixed-method research strategies.
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C.
Reality as Social Process
Reality as Social Process is a major philosophical work by Charles Hartshorne that develops a process-oriented, relational view of reality within the tradition of process theology and metaphysics.
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D.
Foundations of Social Theory
Foundations of Social Theory is a major sociological work that systematically develops a rational choice framework to explain how individual actions generate larger social structures and institutions.
-
E.
The Notion of Authority
The Notion of Authority is a philosophical work by Alexandre Kojève that analyzes the nature, foundations, and types of authority in social and political life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
accounting
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organization studies ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| author | Michael Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationStyle | widely cited in social science literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bureaucratic expansion of control systems
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managerialism in public services ⓘ over-reliance on formal audit procedures ⓘ |
| describes |
expansion of auditing practices beyond financial accounting
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impact of auditing on organizational behavior ⓘ impact of auditing on professional autonomy ⓘ performance measurement systems ⓘ rise of audit culture in modern institutions ⓘ ritualistic aspects of verification processes ⓘ symbolic use of audits to create trust ⓘ unintended consequences of audit and accountability regimes ⓘ |
| genre |
academic book
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
audit explosion
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audit society NERFINISHED ⓘ risk-based regulation ⓘ rituals of verification NERFINISHED ⓘ trust through verification ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical accounting research
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debates on audit culture ⓘ studies of governance and regulation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Public Management
NERFINISHED
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accountability ⓘ audit ⓘ governance ⓘ public sector reform ⓘ risk management ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical analysis of audit expansion in late 20th century
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popularizing the term audit society ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
academics
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policy makers ⓘ professionals in auditing and accounting ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 20th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Michael Power (academic)