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In search of consensus: The role of accounting in the definition and reproduction of dominant interests

Farjaudon, Anne-Laure; Morales, Jérémy (2013), In search of consensus: The role of accounting in the definition and reproduction of dominant interests, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 24, 2, p. 154-171. 10.1016/j.cpa.2012.09.010

Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2013
Journal name
Critical Perspectives on Accounting
Volume
24
Number
2
Publisher
Elsevier
Pages
154-171
Publication identifier
10.1016/j.cpa.2012.09.010
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Author(s)
Farjaudon, Anne-Laure
Dauphine Recherches en Management [DRM]
Morales, Jérémy
Abstract (EN)
This article examines the role of accounting in the manufacture of consensus. Consensus building is often considered a central value for rational decision-making and management. However, more than a democratic confrontation of vantage points, the quest for consensus is a way to discourage conflict and resistance. Our main argument is that accounting and consensus play central roles in processes of definition and the social reproduction of dominant interests. Accounting acts to promote some stakes and strategies (and silence others), as if they were collective and disinterested, which makes them more powerful in debates that deny struggles and asymmetries in positions of power, as well as increases legitimacy by creating an illusion of participation. We illustrate these processes through a case study in which we document the intersection between two fields of knowledge, marketing and accounting, that compete for a monopoly on the definition of value and the ability to speak for the organisation. This analysis draws on Bourdieu's conceptualisation of symbolic domination to highlight how powerful actors secure influence while avoiding contestation. Accounting produces symbolic violence that consolidates asymmetries in positions of power by shaping what is consensual and what is not so that dominant interests are reproduced with the consent of those who have most to lose in the process.
Subjects / Keywords
Consensus; Symbolic domination; Brand valuation; Intellectual capital; Management control; Public interest; Domination; Capital culturel; Capital intellectuel; Contrôle de gestion; Critique; Intérêt public
JEL
M31 - Marketing
M41 - Accounting

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