Preface to the Second Edition Introduction PART 1 - TRADITIONS OF RESEARCH IN FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 1. The Philosophy of Financial of Financial Research 2. Alternative Philosophies of Accounting Research 3. Traditions of Research in Finance 4. Traditions of Research in Management Accounting 5. Traditions of Research in Financial Accounting PART 2 - METHODS OF RESEARCH 6. Methods of Empirical Research 7. Interpretation of Positive Research 8.

Methods of Case Study Research 9. The Research Output PART 3 - TECHNIQUES OF CRITICAL ANALYSIS 10. The Analysis of Literature 11. The Critical Analysis of Reasoning 12. Formal Methods of Analysis Conclusion Bibliography Index.