... , p. 404). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Sex and gender issues Family Accounting firms Family friendly organizations Child care This themed issue of Pacific Accounting Review explores the gendered interplays between “work” (paid employment) and “life” (child...

... in the market for audit services. Porter's (1985) analysis of competitive strategy was used recently in Casterella et al. (2004) also to explain industry specialisation by Big 6 accounting firms. In Porter's framework, industry specialisation can be viewed as a differentiation strategy whose...