Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a survey on the perception of the globalisation of accounting education among academics teaching at tertiary schools in Japan.With the acceleration of globalism in accounting education, the aim of this exploratory research is to investigate the perceptions of Japanese academics toward this global convergence. Design/methodol…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a survey on the perception of the globalisation of accounting education among academics teaching at tertiary schools in Japan.With the acceleration of globalism in accounting education, the aim of this exploratory research is to investigate the perceptions of Japanese academics toward this global convergence. Design/methodol…
Purpose – The objective of this paper is to explore undergraduate students’ self-efficacy of their generic skills in an attempt to identify whether a student’s choice of a major in accounting develops these types of skills. Design/methodology/approach – The present paper collected its data from a survey administered in September, 2007 to undergraduate students studying at an Austral…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors influencing career intentions toward becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by students who are studying at the accounting schools in Japan. This paper focused on students’ work experience, prior major/s at their undergraduate level, gender, attitude toward the opportunity cost of becoming a CPA and their perceptions…
Purpose – This study aims to investigate tertiary business students’ perceptions of certified public accountants (CPAs) in Japan and how this perception may influence their career path decision. Design/methodology/approach – This study is the first such research in Japan that has been conducted to investigate students’ perception of various factors regarding the accounting profession…