Carlos Ramirez
Accounting and Management Control Department
ESSEC Business School
France
Biography
Biography Carlos Ramirez received his PhD in sociology in 2005 from the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales. Before joining ESSEC Business School he has been a member of HEC Paris and the London School of Economics and Political Science’s faculties. His research is mainly concerned with the sociology and history of professional groups and focuses on the institutionalization of a transnational market for professional expertise. His works have been published in journals such as Accounting Organizations and Society and the Journal of Management Studies.
Research Interest
Areas The sociology and history of professions, with special reference to the audit profession The globalisation of accounting and auditing, with special reference to standardisation The sociology of domination with special reference to Pierre Bourdieu’s work The cultural history of business concepts
Publications
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"We are Being Pilloried for Something We did not Even Know We Had Done Wrong!? Quality Control and Orders of Worth in The British Audit Profession" (C. Ramirez), Journal of Management Studies, Jul 2013, Vol. 50, Issue 5, p. 845‑869
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"Beyond segments in movement: a ?small? agenda for research in the professions"
