This handbook collects the most up-to-date scholarship, knowledge, and new developments of big data and data analytics by bringing together many strands of contextual and disciplinary research. In recent times, while there has been considerable research in exploring the role of big data, data analytics, and textual analytics in accounting, and auditing, we still lack evidence on what kinds of best practices academics, practitioners, and organizations can implement and use.

To achieve this aim, the handbook focuses on both conventional and contemporary issues facing by academics, practitioners, and organizations particularly when technology and business environments are changing faster than ever. All the chapters in this handbook provide both retrospective and contemporary views and commentaries by leading and knowledgeable scholars in the field, who offer unique insights on the changing role of accounting and auditing in today's data and analytics driven environment.

Aimed at academics, practitioners, students, and consultants in the areas of accounting, auditing, and other business disciplines, the handbook provides high-level insight into the design, implementation, and working of big data and data analytics practices for all types of organizations worldwide. The leading scholars in the field provide critical evaluations and guidance on big data and data analytics by illustrating issues related to various sectors such as public, private, not-for-profit, and social enterprises. The handbook's content will be highly desirable and accessible to accounting and non-accounting audiences across the globe.

Tarek Rana is an Associate Professor of Management Accounting and Analytics at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He earned a PhD in Management Accounting at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australia. He has considerable professional and industry experience in the areas of business services, taxation, auditing, and financial planning as well as consulting services including performance measurement and risk management. He has formed many industry partnerships and undertaken practice focused research projects to deliver long-term social and organizational impact. His current research focuses on the intersection of accounting and data analytics including the implications of data analytics on management control systems, performance measurement, risk management, and sustainability where he draws on textual analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence theories and practices. His research papers appeared in international and interdisciplinary scholarly journals such as The British Accounting Review, Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, Financial Accountability & Management, Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance & Management, Business Strategy and the Environment, Public Money & Management, Journal of Accounting & Organisational Change, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Journal of Intellectual Capital.

Jan Svanberg is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at University of Gävle, and associated with Centre for research on Economic Relations (CER), Sweden. He earned his PhD in Business Administration at Stockholm University, Sweden, and was recently a research fellow at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, for a period of two years. In addition to these studies, he has a diverse education with degrees in engineering, mathematics, and physics (M.Sc.) and law (LL.M). His current research focuses on how core problems in accounting, auditing and finance can be solved by interdisciplinary approaches with tools made available by advances in data science, especially machine learning. His work has been published in scholarly journals such as The British Accounting Review, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management.

Peter Öhman is a Professor and Head of Business Administration at Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall, and director of Centre for research on Economic Relations (CER), Sweden. His research focuses on behavioral issues, primarily in accounting and auditing, but also in the banking and property industries. He has published a significant number of scholarly articles, published books, book chapters and reports, and presented papers at international conferences. He has received international awards for excellent research, is a member of Editorial Boards, and a reviewer of several well-known international journals. His work has been published in leading scholarly journals such as Contemporary Accounting Research, Behavioral Research in Accounting, Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, European Accounting Review, and The British Accounting Review.

Alan Lowe is an Honorary Professor of Management Accounting at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He served as joint Editor of the British Accounting Review. His research interest has included management controls, ERP, technologies, and internet reporting using case studies and interpretive methodology. Recent projects include ethical identity and financial innovation in Islamic financial institutions, ICT service provision in health care sector, and governing climate change.