"Designed to help accounting students and researchers make the most appropriate choice of method and strategy in the development of their research projects. This fifth edition features extended coverage of: content analysis, online sources, mixed-methods research and impression management. It includes new sections dedicated to: social media impact on research, big data analytics, endogeneity issues in regression analysis, Benford's law as a forensic tool, readability studies and whistleblowing research." -- provided by publisher.