... the decisions of Sharia scholars. The study also aims to identify inherent flaws in the Sharia compliance review system. Design/methodology/approach The study employs the principles of Goffman as a lens to critically analyse a rich dataset obtained through interviews undertaken with 46 key players operating...

... Compliance Accounting firms Illusio Overwork Pierre Bourdieu I really became a robot. I thought it was normal. It shocked me when everyone around me, my husband, my parents, and friends asked me, “Are you crazy?” I replied, “No, it’s normal.” It’s like brainwashing. You are in a kind...

... that adoption of international social accounting standards and codes is likely to become more prevalent in the future. Reservations are expressed as to whether such a passive compliance strategy is likely to achieve much in the way of real changes in corporate behaviour, particularly when Western developed...