Interview of Jacques Richard: The accounting geographer

Abstract

This interview of Prof. Jacques Richard gave us the opportunity to better understand who is Jacques and what was his career. Beyond his own career, this interview is also a mean to understand the evolution of the academic field in the last four decades. After he presented his academic background, Jacques addresses his thoughts about different fields: the different experiences of his teaching and the several tracks of his research, the international dimension of accounting, the social utility and participation of the researcher in the public debate, the formatted accounting research.