Abstract structure

Abstract

Purpose

Reflects on the process of summarising research.

Design/methodology/approach

A musical structure is used as a trope for the usual research cycle of distilling reams of data into a short article that is sectioned into meaningful chunks, all of which is summarised in an abstract and represented by a few keywords.

Findings

The reductive process ultimately sublates the empirical world to a series of keywords.

Research limitations/implications

Provides a reflexive break to academic work.

Originality/value

Reflects on the experience of summarising a lengthy research project to a few keywords. Hopefully, the thing is read at the end.

Citation

Haigh, M. (2012), "Abstract structure", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 25 No. 8, pp. 1377-1377. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513571211290699