...Massimo Contrafatto; Sara Moggi; Daniele Gervasio; Damiano Montani Purpose This paper examines “how” an organisation, over time, responded, and “what strategies” were mobilised, to conform to a specific audit society-inspired model introduced in Italy by the Decree 231 (D231). D231 requires...

...) , Guthrie and Parker (1999) , Jacobs (1998) , Pollitt (2003) , Radcliffe (1998) This study investigates PA in the Australian public sector, including all federal, state and territory AG offices and their jurisdictions [1] . Based on NPM and Audit Society literature we might expect a growth in PA...

..., and reliance on experts. The paper therefore argues that online user reviews are reflective of the extension of audit society into the virtual world. Originality/value The paper explores the possibilities of the virtual world for accounting research, a world which is an increasingly prominent feature...

... and consumption (Strinati, 2004 , p. 151). Accounting and popular culture Audit society Calculative practices Everyday life Governmentality Popular culture Accounting The subject of popular culture has remained remarkably unexplored by accounting researchers. This situation persists despite...