Australian accounting academics: challenges and possibilities

James Guthrie, Elaine Evans and Roger Burritt

Meditari Accountancy Research, 2014, vol. 22, issue 1, 20-37

Abstract: Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to provide a thought-provoking, attention-directing diegesis about the quality of the experience for those working as academic accounting scholars. Design/methodology/approach - – Using storytelling by the authors as narrators and a literature review, this paper examines challenges to, and possibilities for, accounting academics. Findings - – The study reveals a number of possibilities for the sustainability of the accounting academy in Australia, all of which rely on the symbiotic relations between the three elements of the profession – practitioners, policymakers and academics – to prepare accounting and business professionals for the future. Research limitations/implications - – The study is limited to the Australian context of academic accountants and, therefore, the identified possibilities for accounting academics in other contexts may differ. Practical implications - – This paper identifies the challenges for contemporary accounting academics in Australia and presents opportunities for sustainability of the Australian accounting academy. Originality/value - – This paper uses a story to explore its overarching theme of the quality of the academic experience for accounting academics in Australia. The story is developed from the authors’ combined experiences of > 80 years as accounting academics who are also actively engaged with the profession.

Keywords: Globalisation; Accounting education; Accounting research; Diegesis; Accounting academics; Australian higher education sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1108/MEDAR-09-2013-0038

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