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Using university websites to profile accounting academics and their research output

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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 details obtained from webpages of
Departments of Accounting in the three countries to construct a profile of accounting academics.
Findings – Significant differences in the profiles of accounting academics were found that can be
attributed to the institutional factors that exist in each country. Staffs at the junior lecturer and lecturer levels
are more likely to be female, while senior lecturers and professors in all three countries were more likely to be
male. While Australia and New Zealand had a similar percentage of staff holding PhD or equivalent
academic qualifications, only a small proportion of the South African faculty held PhD or equivalent
qualifications. A greater proportion of the South African faculty was professionally qualified compared to
their Australian and New Zealand counterparts. New Zealand accounting faculty was more productive than
their Australian colleagues, with South African academics being the least productive. Academics holding a
doctoral qualification or equivalent were more productive than those that did not.
Research limitations/implications – The research limitations relate to the use of websites as the
primary data source. Incompleteness of information, inconsistencies in the type of information
presented and a lack of comparability of information across institutions and countries may have led to
some errors and omissions. However, given the relatively large sample size of 2,049 academics, this was
not deemed to materially affect the final analysis.
Originality/value – The paper provides an important contribution to the literature on accounting
academics. It is the first of its kind to present a comprehensive “snapshot” of the profiles of accounting
academics at the universities in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Keywords Accounting profession, Education and academics, Accounting research, Websites, Accounting academic, Research output

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Meditari Accountancy Research

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: Emerald Group., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Meditari Accountancy Research Vol. 22 No. 1, 2014 pp. 77-106

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English

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