Understanding the sociology of the accounting profession : the case of Australia

Understanding the sociology of the accounting profession : the case of Australia / Jasvinder Sidhu, Soma Pillay, Mahesh Joshi.

This book presents the first non-European and non-North American comprehensive study explaining failures of key merger attempts by Australia's two leading accounting bodies. It employs two complementary theoretical constructs namely, boundary work and exclusiveness versus market control, to exp...

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Main Authors: Sidhu, Jasvinder (Author), Pillay, Soma, 1967- (Author), Joshi, Mahesh (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Subjects:
Accounting > Social aspects > Australia > Case studies.
Accounting > Social aspects
Australia
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Sociology of the professions and accounting
  • Chapter 3: Examining the Accounting Profession - Development, Structures and Operations
  • Chapter 4: Research Methodology: Understanding accounting history through critical and interpretative research
  • Chapter 5: Understanding the failed merger attempts through theoretical frameworks
  • Chapter 6: The first attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations
  • Chapter 7: The second attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations
  • Chapter 8: The third attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations
  • Chapter 9: The last attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations
  • Chapter 10: Similarities and differences across all merger attempts
  • Chapter 11: Learnings from Merger Attempts: Practical and Theoretical Implications.

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