The changing technological environment and the future of behavioural research in accounting

Vicky Arnold

Accounting and Finance, 2018, vol. 58, issue 2, 315-339

Abstract: In an era where the pace of change continues to escalate, behavioural research provides an ongoing avenue for explaining the likely effects of emergent changes on decision†making by providers, users and assurers of accounting information, and for providing ex ante enlightenment for policy†makers. The purpose of this discussion is to identify contemporary changes affecting the accounting environment, discuss the potential impact to individual and organisational decision†making, and explore how behavioural research can be utilised to examine these changes. Specifically, this discussion focuses on the impact that technological changes have had on financial reporting, external auditing and managerial accounting, with an eye towards the potential for these changes to radically alter the future of accounting and auditing research.

Date: 2018
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