An Examination of Alternative Sources of Doctoral Accounting Faculty

Marshall, Paul; Dombrowski, Robert F.; Garner, Rosemarie

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“…The shortage of accounting and auditing faculty is well documented and has been the subject of significant recent research and discussion (e.g., Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business [AACSB] 2002[AACSB] , 2003Marshall et al 2006;Myers 2006;Plumlee et al 2006;ACAP 2008;Behn et al 2008;Carcello 2008;Leslie 2008;Ruff et al 2009;Trapnell et al 2009;Beyer et al 2010). The ACAP summarized the current state of the accounting faculty shortage in its discussion of Human Capital Recommendation 3 (2008, VI:18-VI:19):…”

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

Boyle¹,

Hermanson²,

Mensah³

2011

Current Issues in Auditing

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SUMMARY:To provide greater insight into the potential to attract practitioners into academic accounting and auditing careers, we interviewed 30 current practitioners in public accounting or industry to examine their perceptions of academic careers. We find that most interviewees have considered an academic career, and they believe that there are many important advantages of such careers. However, most interviewees see the Ph.D. as a substantial hurdle, and many question the value of the Ph.D. The interviewees significantly underestimate the typical compensation for accounting professors, and they indicate the need for very high levels of financial support in order to pursue a Ph.D. fulltime. We examine implications of these findings for attracting practitioners into doctoral programs and academic careers.

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

Boyle¹,

Hermanson²,

Mensah³

2011

Current Issues in Auditing

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The accounting faculty shortage: Understanding masters of accounting students’ interest in pursuing careers as accounting professors

Daly

Weber

2020

Journal of Education for Business

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The Accounting Faculty Shortage: Causes and Contemporary Solutions

Boyle

Carpenter

Hermanson

2014

Accounting Horizons

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SYNOPSIS The shortage of doctorally qualified accounting faculty has been a concern for the accounting profession for many years (Plumlee, Kachelmeier, Madeo, Pratt, and Krull 2006; Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession [ACAP] 2008; Pathways Commission 2012; Plumlee and Reckers 2014). One potential strategy for mitigating the shortage is the expansion of more flexible doctoral programs that would allow interested practitioners the opportunity to pursue doctorates without completely exiting the labor market (Trapnell, Mero, Williams, and Krull 2009; Pathways Commission 2012; Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International [AACSB] 2013). The success of this solution will depend largely on the acceptance of the resulting candidates by the parties that would hire them. This study examines factors associated with the accounting faculty shortage in general, and more specifically with the perceived value of attracting practitioners into more flexible doctoral programs as a means of potentially reducing the shortage. Based on a survey of over 800 accounting faculty and administrators, the results suggest that the expected future shortage of doctorates will be more pronounced in smaller, public, and non-doctoral institutions. Overall, faculty and administrators value attracting practitioners into academia, but only moderately support the creation of more flexible doctoral programs for such individuals. The perceived value of attracting practitioners into academia and support for the creation of more flexible doctoral programs are stronger in smaller, non-doctoral institutions. Overall, the results suggest that non-traditional doctoral programs may initially provide graduates primarily for smaller, non-doctoral institutions, where the future shortage of doctorates is expected to be most acute.

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An Examination of Alternative Sources of Doctoral Accounting Faculty

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

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

The accounting faculty shortage: Understanding masters of accounting students’ interest in pursuing careers as accounting professors

The Accounting Faculty Shortage: Causes and Contemporary Solutions

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