Recruitment, Training, Employment and Careers of Women Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Explaining Gender Inequity in the New Zealand Accounting Profession

“…These studies depict an environment where female accountants do not progress to the same levels of seniority and remuneration in the profession as their equally qualified male counterparts. Reasons suggested for this situation include discrimination (Hunton et al, 1996;Hull & Umansky, 1997), lack of access to organisational knowledge (Roberts & Coutts, 1992), limitations in personal attributes suitable for leadership roles (Hull & Umansky, 1997), burdensome hours of work (Leung, 1996;Barker & Monks, 1998), family responsibilities (Silverstone, 1990;Barker & Monks, 1998) and lack of mentor support (Betz & 192 R.H. WHITING AND C. WRIGHT Fitzgerald, 1987, Schwartz, 1989. However, these empirical studies have frequently been either descriptive reports with little supporting theory (e.g.…”

Organisational learning and the role of attitude surveys

“…Thus the other examples in Table 2 focus on a particular HR practice such as a performance appraisal system or on a particular sub-group of members such as women accountants or secretarial staff. In each of these cases there was a need for more systematic information, in order to improve a scheme intended to enhance performance (Silverstone and Williams, 1982), to retain and increase membership by providing a better service (Silverstone and Williams, 1979) or to ® nd ways of making more effective use of the talents of a particular group of staff. Now that we have a clearer understanding of how the attitude survey has been used in the process of managing organisations, we can refocus on its role in organisational learning.…”

Study Motivation, Academic Performance and Career Commitment in Accounting Profession

“…Pearson and Dellman-Jenkins (1997) found that parent has the contribution of a college student in making a decision about their majoring in higher education institutions. A study conducted by Silverstone and Williams (1979) revealed that 26 percent of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales acknowledge their career choice due to parent influences. In line with the previous study, Allen (2004) argued that normative beliefs like parent references play a significant role in the student's decision of choosing afield of study in high education institutions.…”