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Perspectives of an international sample of adults with Trichotillomania on the acceptability and feasibility of an asynchronous qualitative email interview method

“…21 Possible disadvantages of using email interviews include the potential for technical difficulties, 22 a lack of non-verbal communication and the sample is restricted to those with access to the internet. 21 Nevertheless, the email interview method has demonstrated effectiveness, 23 it is a method that can be used to collect sensitive and richly detailed data 22 from international or clinically hard-to-reach samples.…”

Financial management and phenomenology: The role of dialogue, accountability and context in investment decisions

“…Although philosophical skills and ethics have been given attention in accounting curricula, accounting education and training have been seen as mostly concerned with technical issues. The scope and depth of material on ethical issues and other soft skills are limited as evidenced by the lack of coverage in Financial Management and Management Accounting textbooks 22 which has not improved much recently. In a study in the United Kingdom, it was found that lecturers in Management Accounting mostly addressed ethics in an implicit manner without equipping students with formal theoretical tools for solving ethical problems.…”

“…Management accounting lecturers responded that they believed the theoretical and practical knowledge of management accounting was more important than interest in business ethics or even knowledge of moral philosophy. 22 The models highlighted in this section can only guide decision-making in terms of a better understanding of the problem and assisting in making informed decisions. They do not guarantee accurate results and require effort, creativity, experience, knowledge and critical thinking on the part of the FM.…”