The Positivism Paradigm in Internal Audit Research: A Perspective of Contemporary Accounting Research

Suham Cahyono, Debby Ratna Daniel

Abstract


ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate the dominance of research with the paradigm of positivism in accounting, especially research related to the internal function of audit. The dominant paradigm in accounting research to date is the positivist paradigm. In internal audit, all things are not only seen from the facts that are on the surface and concluded directly from the existing data, but also must understand the meaning contained on it. Therefore, it is necessary to have another paradigm that contradicts positivism and covers its limitations. Anti-positivist paradigms, that are interpretivism, radical humanist, radical structuralist, critical, and postmodernist paradigm, should be widely used in internal audit research. The anti-positivism paradigm raises the heterogeneity of the mainstream paradigm which has a positive impact on the development of internal audit research.

Keyword: Paradigma Positivism, Internal Audit, Qualitative Research Method


Keywords


Paradigma Positivism, Internal Audit, Qualitative Research Method

References


REFERENCES

Burrel, Gibson., & Morgan, Gareth. (1985). Social Paradigm and Organisational Analysis. Gower Publishing Company Limited.

Cahyono, S., & Sawarjuwono, T. (2022). What’s Wrong with Lyotard Paradigm? The Repudiation of Generalization and The Diversity of Research Area in Accounting. Global Financial Accounting Journal, 06(02), 237–249. https://doi.org/10.37253/gfa.v6i2.6870

Chambers, A. D., & Odar, M. (2015). A new vision for internal audit. Managerial auditing journal.

Chua, W. F. (1986). Radical developments in accounting thought. Accounting, the Social and the Political, 55–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-008044725-4/50009-6

Chua, Wai Fong. (2019). Radical Development in Accounting Thought? Reflection on Positivism, The Impact of Rankings and Research Diversity. Behavioral Research in Accounting. Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 3-20.

Deegan, C. (2007). Financial accounting theory. 2nd. Ed. New South Wales Australia: McGraw-Hill.

Djalaluddin, Ahmad., &, Mumpuni, Dewi. (2020). Riba versus sedekah sebagai konsideran tazkiyah akuntansi dan bisnis. Jurnal Akuntansi Multiparadigma. 11. 450-478.

Ghozali, Imam. (2007). Pergeseran Paradigma Akuntansi Dari Positivisme Ke Perspektif Sosiologis Dan Implikasinya Terhadap Pendidikan Akuntansi Di Indonesia. Jurnal Manajemen Akuntansi & Sistem Informasi MAKSI vol. 7 no. 1 (Jan. 2007), page 50-65.

Hartono. (2012). Multi paradigma dalam penelitian akuntansi : suatu tinjauan konsep. Jurnal Ekuilibrium. 10. 59-69.

Holden, M. T., & Lynch, P. (2004). Choosing the appropriate methodology: Understanding research philosophy. The marketing review, 4, 397-409.

Holthausen, R. W. and Leftwich, R. W. (1983). ..The Economic Consequences of Accounting Choice: Implications of Costly Contracting and Monitoring' Journal of Accounting and Economics. August.

Isgiyarta, Jaka. (2011). Telaah Kritis Filsafat Positivisme untuk Pengembangan Teori Akuntansi. JAAI Vol 15 No. 2, Desember 2-11: 204-214.

Jaakkola, E. (2020). Designing conceptual articles: four approaches. AMS Review, 10(1–2), 18–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13162-020-00161-0

Krisnadewi, Komang Ayu. & Sawarjuwono, Tjiptohadi. (2020). Is cost stickiness a bad signal from catur marga perspective? Jurnal Akuntansi Multiparadigma. 11. 500-518.

Lukka, K. (2010). The roles and effects of paradigms in accounting research. Management Accounting Research, 21, 110-115

Roussy, M., & Perron, A. (2018). New perspectives in internal audit research: A structured literature review. Accounting perspectives, 17(3), 345-385.

Sarantakos, S. (2005). Initiating social research. Social Research, 128–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-20901-5_6

Septiyanti, R. (2007). Positivisme dalam Akuntansi. Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan, 12(2), 231-246.

Somantri, Hj. Emma Dysmala. (2013). Kritik terhadap Paradigma Positivisme. Jurnal Wawasan Hukum. Vol 28. 622-633.

Suyunus, M. (2012). Ketika paradigma Positif Mendampingi paradigma NON-POSITIF dalam riset akuntansi. EKUITAS (Jurnal Ekonomi Dan Keuangan), 16(4), 409. https://doi.org/10.24034/j25485024.y2012.v16.i4.2333

Yuliana, Rita., Setiawan, Achdiar Redy., & Auliyah, Robiatul. (2020). Akuntansi keluarga sakinah sebagai manifestasi pengelolaan keuangan rumah tangga syariah. Jurnal Akuntansi Multiparadigma. 11. 479-499


Full Text: PDF

DOI: 10.30595/kompartemen.v21i1.15451

Copyright (c) 2023 Kompartemen : Jurnal Ilmiah Akuntansi

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

ISSN: 2579-8928