Accountant's Ethical Dilemmas

Accountant's Ethical Dilemmas

Understanding Underlying Thought Processes and Contextual Factors Influencing Accountants' Behavior

Gemstone Books ( 2016-01-08 )

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In the past several years the accounting profession has faced a great problem of ethical scandals and the loss of public trust, however the greater underlying problem is the lack of understanding how accountant’s reason through ethical dilemmas (or situations) and what factors might contribute to their thinking and as a result their behavior. This has propelled researchers to delve into a deeper understanding of how the accountant’s ethical decisions are influenced by the moral reasoning and contextual factors such as public and client influence, the influence of management’s practices and tone, professional affiliations, code of ethics, laws, and colleague associations. This qualitative phenomenological study describes the thinking behind the accountant’s behavior through understanding the influence of personal beliefs and convictions, and the social and professional factors of the organization and the tone set by the organization, code of ethics, laws, client behavior, and education related to the ethical decision making when faced with an ethical work related dilemma.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-639-86349-9

ISBN-10:

3639863496

EAN:

9783639863499

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Yolanda L. Spooney

Number of pages:

184

Published on:

2016-01-08

Category:

Business management