Addressing the Accounting and Auditing Faculty Shortage: Practitioners' Perceptions of Academia

Boyle, Douglas M.; Hermanson, Dana R.; Mensah, Michael O.

doi:10.2308/ciia-10088

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“…Many have called for increasing practitioners' entry into doctoral programs (e.g., Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession (ACAP), 2008; Boyle, Carpenter, Hermanson, & Mensah, 2013;Boyle, Hermanson, & Mensah, 2011;Ruff, Thibodeau, & Bedard, 2009;Trapnell, Mero, Williams, & Krull, 2009), and several programs have been established to facilitate an increase in the number of accounting practitioners who transition to careers as accounting educators (Pathways Commission Task Force, 2014a). However, to date, these programs have not provided doctorally qualified faculty in the numbers needed to significantly mitigate the longstanding shortage of accounting doctorates.…”

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Examining the perceptions of professionally oriented accounting faculty

Boyle

Carpenter

Hermanson

et al. 2015

Journal of Accounting Education

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Examining the perceptions of professionally oriented accounting faculty

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Carpenter

Hermanson

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Journal of Accounting Education

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“…9 For a similar approach, see Boyle, Hermanson, and Mensah (2011). 10 The one interviewee who did not want to be recorded was interviewed in the presence of one coauthor and a graduate assistant.…”

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The Work Environment in Large Audit Firms: Current Perceptions and Possible Improvements

Hermanson

Houston

Stefaniak

et al. 2016

Current Issues in Auditing

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SUMMARY: This study examines the work environment in the audit division of large public accounting firms. Based on 18 semi-structured interviews (eight partners and ten staff auditors currently or recently employed by large public accounting firms), we find that the interviewees cite several positive aspects of auditing careers including the people, intellectual stimulation, challenge, and responsibility. However, they also cite significant negatives, including PCAOB regulation, stress, and hours. None of the staff interviewees plans to stay in public accounting long term, and while all of the partners would recommend public accounting to others, most focused only on public accounting as a place to start a career. The findings raise a number of concerns regarding the profession's ability to sustain the quality of its human capital, especially since there are no signs of a radically improved work environment in public accounting that may appeal to Millennials. We conclude by discussing possible improvements in the public accounting work environment that would address the issues raised in the interviews.

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“…It also explored their personal level of interest in pursuing an academic career. The survey included open‐ended questions, designed to uncover common themes and is based on work undertaken in medicine 11 and accounting 16 . The survey (Table 1) was pilot‐tested among a small group of academics prior to dissemination.…”

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Australian dental practitioner perspectives on academic careers

Hayes

Ingram

2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Objectives Due to forecasted faculty shortages and increasing student enrollments in dental education, there is a need to attract talented clinicians into academia. To address this growing concern, we need to explore dental practitioners’ perspectives on the academic career pathway, including enablers and barriers to entering the academic workforce. Methods A mixed‐methods electronic survey was disseminated through professional associations and dental groups on social media in 2018. Qualitative responses were examined using an inductive thematic analysis. Results Participants (n = 85) considered an academic career highly regarded (80%) but indicated there was not a clear pathway (79%) and could not recall it being discussed during their dental studies (85%). It was perceived that experience, further study, and networks all played a significant role in forging an academic career. Perceived benefits to an academic career included professional development opportunities, good employment conditions, and making a meaningful contribution. Barriers included the geographical location of universities, losing clinical skills and the lack of a clear career pathway. Conclusion Despite being a highly regarded career, clinicians admit the career pathway to academia is not clear. Improving awareness of academic career paths might be achieved by educating dental students and providing accessible resources to the wider profession.

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Addressing the Accounting and Auditing Faculty Shortage: Practitioners' Perceptions of Academia

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Examining the perceptions of professionally oriented accounting faculty

Examining the perceptions of professionally oriented accounting faculty

The Work Environment in Large Audit Firms: Current Perceptions and Possible Improvements

Australian dental practitioner perspectives on academic careers

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