The Profession of Accountancy

Racialized Gendering of the Accountancy Profession: towards an Understanding of Chinese Women’s Experiences in Accountancy in New Zealand

In the last two decades or so there has been lively academic and political debate about the continued gendering process of the accountancy profession. Less attention, however, has been given to the impact of racialization of the accountancy profession on the lives of ethnic minorities and even less attention to ethnic minority women. Yet a growing body of evidence has forced critical researcher...

The Impact of Information Technology on the Accountancy Profession in Hong Kong

Environmental auditing and the role of the accountancy profession: a literature review.

This review of the literature on environmental auditing and the potential role of accountants distinguishes between compliance audits and audits of the environmental management system. After an extensive introduction to the concept, this review focuses on the similarities and differences between an environmental audit and a financial statement audit. The general approach to both types of audits...

Exporting professional models : the expansion of the multinational audit firm and the transformation of the French accountancy profession since 1970

This paper analyses the transformations induced since 1970 in the French accountancy profession by the globalisation of France’s economy. The growing internationalisation of French companies, as well as the opening up of French financial markets to foreign investment are definitely presented as key-factors for the expansion of the multinational audit firms on the French market for professional ...

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...