Explaining changes to the annual reports of an Australian Commonwealth Department 1941-1998: A research proposal

Nicholas Davis

Explaining changes to the annual reports of an Australian Commonwealth Department 1941-1998: A research proposal

Nicholas Davis

Accounting and Finance

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Abstract

Despite the pace of change to Australian public sector administration and service delivery, the literature concerning annual reports of public sector departments has not provided an account of the changes to the thematic content of reports, nor has it provided explanations that take account of the variety of societal, political and economic factors that may impact annual report content. The purpose of this study is therefore to identify changes in the thematic content of the annual reports of the Department of Social Services/Security (1941-1998) and, by using the social theory of Habermas (1976) ' 'Legitimation Crisis', to provide an explanation for the changes in that contents. The term 'thematic content' refers to the topics of discourse and discussion that can be identified within the annual reports.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AFAANZ/IEEAR Conference 2008
Place of Publication	Melbourne
Publisher	AFAANZ
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference - Sydney, Australia, Australia Duration: 06 Jul 2008 → 08 Jul 2008

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Conference	Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference
Country	Australia
Period	06/07/08 → 08/07/08

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