Purpose – This paper aims to consider the accounting academic, the environment in which the academic operates and the challenges they face. Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores a number of issues relating to the accounting academic. The five papers that make up the special issue are located within a framework which is used to illustrate how each one contributes to the field…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the profiles of Australian, New Zealand and South African accounting faculty members. Additionally, the study investigates whether there are any differences in research productivity of the accounting faculty between countries as measured by peer-reviewed academic journal output. Design/methodology/approach – This archival study uses deta…
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how qualitative data may be analysed using a method that can be considered as rigorous/scientific as any statistical analysis of quantitative data. Design/methodology/approach – An artificial neural network programme CATPAC IIe was used to evaluate selected portions of two accounting standards: the Financial Reporting Standar…