The First Attempt to Unite the Dominant Professional Accounting Associations

Jasvinder Sidhu (), Soma Pillay () and Mahesh Joshi ()
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Jasvinder Sidhu: Federation University Australia
Soma Pillay: Federation University Australia
Mahesh Joshi: RMIT University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Understanding the Sociology of the Accounting Profession, 2023, pp 125-174 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter considers the first merger attempt by the Society and the Institute, which was voted upon by members of both bodies on 3 December 1969. The initial unity proposal was overwhelmingly supported by the Society members but was rejected by Institute members. Since the formation of the Institute in 1928 and of the Society in 1952, there has been very little, if any, cooperation between the two bodies. As such, the first merger attempt was a somewhat unexpected step, coming after years of professional rivalry and especially given that the Institute was created as an elite association to represent MIPP on a national basis. The formation of the Institute reflected a boundary construction whereby accountants not involved in public practice were to be kept outside the domain of this professional body.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-1572-9_6

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