Brenda Porter BSc (Hons, Geog), BBS, PhD, CA, FCIS, Cert Ed, is Director of Accounting Research at Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, UK and Professor of Accountancy at Massey University, NZ. Jon Simon BSc (Hons, Econ), MA, MBA, FCA, is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the University of Hull, UK, and David Hatherly BSc (Hons, Econ), MAcc, FCA, is Professor of Accounting at the University of Edinburgh, UK.