The Acceptability and Impact of Sharia Foundation of Islamic Ethics in Accounting Education

Noor Lela Ahmad and Habib Ahmed
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Ahmed Mohamed Habib () and Habib Ahmed ()

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 7, issue 2, 494-506

Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine the acceptability of sharia foundation of Islamic ethics in accounting education and it’s significant to generate future ethical accountants. The primary data was collected through a survey questionnaire to determine the level of consensus among accounting educator on Islamic ethics issues and principles. This study successfully collected 195 sets of questionnaires from accounting educator. The finding shows that incorporating Islamic ethics principles (integrity, sincere, righteousness) into accounting education will be a significant contribution towards generating ethical accounting students. Therefore, sharia foundation of Islamic ethics is good principles, valid and reliable to enhanced accounting education quality and provides a guideline for the university administrator to improve accounting curriculum.

Keywords: Islamic Ethics; Ethics; Accounting; Education; Sharia Foundation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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