Task:
• L1: Demonstrate an informed understanding of the roles and purposes and design of different types of Accounting and Finance research
• L2: Evaluate different research approaches, methods and methodologies
• L4: Interpret and evaluate published management and Accounting and Finance research
and other evidence
Task:
Prepare a critical analysis of how research methodology and data analysis is used and applied in the research paper given below.
The focus of the critical analysis should be on:
• The practical application of methods to answer the research questions
• The suitability and quality of method, data analysis, and overall approach taken for that
purpose.
The papers to review is, this is available on Blackboard:
Xiao, X., and Shailer, G., 2022. Stakeholders’ perceptions of factors affecting the credibility of
sustainability reports. The British Accounting Review, 54
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Marking criteria:
Fail Third 0-39% 40-49%
