Chris Cowton

Research output

Research output per year 1980 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2015 2019 2021 2023 2024 2025

• 95 Article
• 34 Chapter
• 6 Editorial
• 5 Book
• 16 More
  • 5 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
  • 5 Comment/debate
  • 2 Other report
  • 1 Foreword/postscript
  • 1 Other chapter contribution
  • 1 Meeting Abstract
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2013

  The e-interview in qualitative research

  Bampton, R., Cowton, C. & Downs, Y., 2013, Advancing Research Methods with New Technologies. Sappleton, N. (ed.). Hershey, PA: IGI Global, p. 329-343

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • qualitative research 100%
  • qualitative interview 59%
  • qualitative method 55%
  • interview 54%
  • research method 50%
  23 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Socially responsible investment

  Cowton, C. & Sandberg, J., 2012, Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. Chadwick, R. (ed.). 2 ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press Inc., p. 142-151

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review

  • financial investment 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Time for an ethics stimulus package?

  Cowton, C., 2012, The Philosophers' Magazine, 59, p. 19-20 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

• UK audit committees and the Revised Code

  Avison, L. & Cowton, C. J., Feb 2012, In: Corporate Governance (Bingley). 12, 1, p. 42-53 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Audit Committee 100%
  • Corporate Governance 46%
  • Non-executive Directors 38%
  • Disclosure 33%
  • Annual Reports 19%
  7 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Putting creditors in their rightful place: Corporate governance and business ethics in the light of limited liability

  Cowton, C., Mar 2011, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 102, 1/S1, p. 21-32 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • limited liability 100%
  • Corporate Governance 97%
  • business ethics 81%
  • Creditors 81%
  • Limited Liability 80%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The moral status of the corporation, collective responsibility and the distribution of blame

  Cowton, C., 2011, Business Ethics and Corporate Sustainability. Perrini, F. & Tencati, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 18-28 (Studies in TransAtlantic Business Ethics).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2010

  Banking

  Cowton, C., 1 Sep 2010, Finance Ethics: Critical Issues in Theory and Practice. Boatright, J. R. (ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, p. 325-337 13 p. (Robert W. Kolb Series).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Accounting and the ethics challenge: Re-membering the professional body

  Cowton, C., 2009, In: Accounting and Business Research. 39, 3, p. 177-189 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Accounting Ethics 100%
  • Professionalization 40%
  • Business Ethics 19%
  • Ethical Behavior 18%
  • Scandal 18%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Etika merkataritza kredituan: bertuteak eta ekimenak

  Translated title of the contribution: Ethics in trade credit: virtues and initiativesCowton, C. & San-Jose, L., Apr 2009, In: Gogoa. 9, 1, p. 93-110

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Credit 100%
  • Ethical Analysis 27%
  • Academic Writing 27%
  • Business Ethics 22%
  • Prompts 21%
• 2008

  An examination of the types of cost system used to obtain product costs in British manufacturing industry

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2008, In: International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting. 1, 1, p. 6-17

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Product Cost 100%
  • Manufacturing Industries 68%
  • Costs 33%
  • Data Base 18%
  • Management Accountant 8%

• Governing the Corporate Citizen: Reflections on the Role of Professionals

  Cowton, C., 2008, Corporate Citizenship, Contractarianism and Ethical Theory: On Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics. Conill, J., Luetge, C. & Schönwälder-Kuntze, T. (eds.). 1st ed. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., p. 29-47 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Introduction

  Cowton, C. & Haase, M., 2008, Trends in Business and Economic Ethics. Cowton, C. & Haase, M. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, p. 1-9 9 p. (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Investigating activity-based costing in manufacturing industry

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2008, In: Cyprus International Journal of Management. 13, 1, p. 21-33 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Activity-based Costing 100%
  • Manufacturing Industries 66%
  • Appropriateness 28%
  • Management Accountant 18%
  • Product Cost 16%

• On setting the agenda for business ethics research

  Cowton, C., 2008, Trends in Business and Economic Ethics. Cowton, C. & Haase, M. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, p. 11-30 (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The application of product costs in pricing in British manufacturing industry

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2008, In: Sasin Journal of Management. 14, 1, p. 4-14 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Product Cost 100%
  • Manufacturing Industries 68%
  • Pricing 57%
  • Pricing Decisions 54%
  • Unit Cost 19%

• Trends in Business and Economic Ethics

  Cowton, C. (ed.) & Haase, M. (ed.), 2008, Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg. 272 p. (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• 2007

  And this way and that way: why are overhead costs treated this way rather than that way in product costs

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2007, In: Journal of Accounting and Finance. 6, p. 1-38 39 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Product costing practices in different manufacturing industries: a British survey

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2007, In: International Journal of Management. 24, 4, p. 667-675 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Product Costing 100%
  • Manufacturing Industries 53%
  • Industry 29%
  • Management Accounting Practice 22%
  • Management Accountant 22%

• The identification and type of costs used in cost reduction decisions

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2007, In: Cost Management. 21, 5, p. 34-39 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cost reduction 100%
  • Costs 37%
  • Questionnaire 25%
  • Management Accountant 18%
  • Overhead Costs 18%
• 2006

  A comparison of product costing practices in discrete-part and assembly manufacturing and continuous production process manufacturing

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., Apr 2006, In: International Journal of Production Economics. 100, 2, p. 314-321 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Product Costing 100%
  • Process Manufacturing 96%
  • Manufacturing 62%
  • Production Process 57%
  • Production Time 17%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• A note on the importance of product costs in decision-making

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2006, Advances in Management Accounting . Lee, J. Y. & Epstein, M. J. (eds.). Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., Vol. 15. p. 257-273 17 p. (Advances in Management Accounting).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Product Cost 100%
  • Decision Making 75%
  • Production Process 29%
  • Product Costing 25%
  • Process Manufacturing 24%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Case 7: auditor independence and integrity in accounting firms

  Cowton, C., 2006, Research Methods for Business Students. Saunders, M. N. K., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (eds.). 4th ed. London: Financial Times Prentice Hall, p. 240-242

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Reasons for adopting different capacity levels in the denominator of overhead rates: a research note

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2006, In: Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research. 4, 2, p. 53-62 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Management Accountant 100%
  • Grounded Theory 77%
  • Budgeting 76%
  • Criticism 68%
  • Questionnaire 67%

• The Application of Costs in Make-or-Buy Decisions: An Analysis

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., Dec 2006, In: International Journal of Management. 23, 4, p. 794-800 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Make or Buy Decisions 100%
  • Decision theory 85%
  • Costs 27%
  • Management Accountant 19%
  • Manufacturing Cost 16%
• 2005

  Animal instincts in the commercial jungle: reflections on Peter Singer's Ethics in Action

  Cowton, C. & Gunn, C. J., 2005, In: Business Ethics. 14, 2, p. 176-185 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• La maturazione dell'investimento socialmente responsabile (SRI): una revisione del suo legame con la responsabilità sociale d'impresa (CSR)

  Translated title of the contribution: The maturation of socially responsible investment (SRI): a review of its link with corporate social responsibility (CSR) Sparkes, R. & Cowton, C., 2005, Etica e Finanza. Signori, S., Rusconi, G. & Dorigatti, M. (eds.). Milan: FrancoAngeli, p. 222-244

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Managing by numbers

  Cowton, C., 2005, Poetic Accounts: An Anthology of Accounting and Business Poetry. Hill, W. Y., McPhail, K. & Tinker, T. (eds.). London: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, p. 77

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2004

  Accounting Education for Sustainability

  Cowton, C., 2004, The Sustainability Curriculum: The Challenge for Higher Education. Blewitt, J. & Cullingford, C. (eds.). London: Earthscan, p. 157-165 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Beyond stakeholder engagement: the challenges of stakeholder participation in corporate governance

  Low, C. & Cowton, C., 2004, In: International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics. 1, 1, p. 45-55 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Corporate Governance 100%
  • Stakeholder Participation 91%
  • Stakeholder Engagement 78%
  • Stakeholders 40%
  • Legislation 28%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Bringing the environment into bank lending: Implications for environmental reporting

  Thompson, P. & Cowton, C., Jun 2004, In: British Accounting Review. 36, 2, p. 197-218 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Environmental Reporting 100%
  • Bank Lending 85%
  • Lending Decisions 64%
  • Environmental Disclosure 38%
  • Bankers 37%
  335 Citations (Scopus)

• Editorial introduction

  Cowton, C., 2004, In: Business Ethics. 13, 1, p. 3-4 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Managing financial performance at an ethical investment fund

  Cowton, C., 2004, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 17, 2, p. 249-275 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ethical Investment 100%
  • Investment Funds 73%
  • Financial Performance 52%
  • Financial Management 17%
  • Retail 12%
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Submission to authority: a theological perspective on accounting and accountability

  Cowton, C., 2004, In: Borderlands. 3, p. 31-34

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The maturing of socially responsible investment: A review of the developing link with corporate social responsibility

  Sparkes, R. & Cowton, C., Jun 2004, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 52, 1, p. 45-57 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Socially Responsible Investment 100%
  • corporate social responsibility 90%
  • Corporate Social Responsibility 59%
  • Shareholder Rights 20%
  • right of shareholder 19%
  468 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  Doing it right instead of twice: A Popperian approach to management decisions

  Cowton, C. & Zecha, G., Jun 2003, In: Philosophy of Management. 3, 2, p. 23-33 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Karl Popper 100%
  • Management Decisions 81%
  • Criticism 76%
  • Managers 70%
  • Mistakes 55%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Teaching business ethics in UK higher education: progress and prospects

  Cowton, C. & Cummins, J., Feb 2003, In: Teaching Business Ethics. 7, 1, p. 37-54 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • business ethics 100%
  • Teaching 33%
  • study materials 32%
  • business school 27%
  • Ethical Issues 24%

• The ethical ratings phenomenon

  Cowton, C. & Low, C., 2003, In: New Academy Review. 2, 3, p. 91-95 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Rating Agencies 100%
  • Rating 80%
  • Information Intermediary 61%
  • Social Performance 46%
  • Environmental Performance 38%
• 2002

  Editorial

  Cowton, C. & Macfarlane, B., 2002, In: Teaching Business Ethics. 6, 3, p. 275-277 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

• Ethical issues in purchasing

  Cowton, C. & Low, C., 2002, The Gower Handbook of Purchasing Management. Day, M. (ed.). Third ed. Aldershot: Gower, p. 223-235 3 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Foucault's prison? Management control in an automotive distributor

  Cowton, C. & Dopson, S., 2002, In: Management Accounting Research. 13, 2, p. 191-213

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Management Control 100%
  • Distributor 90%
  • Prison 88%
  • Usefulness 76%
  • Disciplinary Power 70%
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Integrity, responsibility and affinity: three aspects of ethics in banking

  Cowton, C., Oct 2002, In: Business Ethics. 11, 4, p. 393-400

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • banking 100%
  • ethics 88%
  • Integrity 70%
  • responsibility 69%
  • Affinity 65%

• On two-by-two grids: Or, the arkeology of management thought

  Cowton, C., Mar 2002, In: Philosophy of Management. 2, 1, p. 47-51 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Grid 100%
  • Exposition 42%
  • Issue Management 35%
  • Diagrams 30%
  • Logician 26%

• Pioneering in Ethics Teaching: The Case of Management Accounting in Universities in the British Isles

  Bampton, R. & Cowton, C., 2002, In: Teaching Business Ethics. 6, 3, p. 279-295

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The E-Interview

  Bampton, R. & Cowton, C., May 2002, In: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung. 3, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., 9.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • interview 100%
  • e-mail 47%
  • time 16%
  • experience 14%

• The teaching of ethics in management accounting: Progress and prospects

  Bampton, R. & Cowton, C., Jan 2002, In: Business Ethics. 11, 1, p. 52-61 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • management accounting 100%
  • higher education 75%
  • ethics 68%
  • Ethical Issues 63%
  • Management Accounting 61%
• 2001

  Financing the social economy: A case study of Triodos Bank

  Cowton, C. & Thompson, P., May 2001, In: International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. 6, 2, p. 145-155 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Voluntary Sector 100%
  • Social Economy 85%
  • Nonprofit Sector 83%
  • Financing 49%
  • Financial Management 37%

• How product costs are calculated and used in decision making: a pilot study

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2001, In: Managerial Auditing Journal. 16, 4, p. 202-206 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Product Cost 100%
  • Decision Making 75%
  • Product Costing 42%
  • Profitability 36%
  • Accounting Systems 30%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Research into product costing practice: a European perspective

  Brierley, J. A., Cowton, C. & Drury, C., 2001, In: European Accounting Review. 10, 2, p. 215-256

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Product Costing 100%
  • Product Cost 77%
  • Product Pricing 41%
  • Activity-based Costing 39%
  • Costing 36%
  53 Citations (Scopus)

• Účetnictví pro podnikání: etická dimenze

  Translated title of the contribution: Accounting for business: the ethical dimensionBampton, R., Cowton, C. & Trick, R. R., 2001, Manazerská Etika: Inspirace pro 21. Stoleti, II. díl: Inspiration for the 21st Century, part II. Náklad: Economia, p. 19-28 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2000

  Charities' bankers: An analysis of UK market shares

  Cowton, C. J., Drake, J. E. & Thompson, P., 2000, In: International Journal of Bank Marketing. 18, 1, p. 42-47 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  8 Citations (Scopus)