scholarly journals ACADEMIC CAREER INTERESTS IN ACCOUNTING AND DARK TRIAD: EVIDENCE OF THE BRAZILIAN STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Frigo Souza ◽  
Iago França Lopes ◽  
Flaviano Costa ◽  
Romualdo Douglas Colauto
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
External Community ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Objective: The study aimed at verifying the association between Dark Triad and the interest in activities related to academic career among postgraduate accounting students. Method: The sample consisted of 124 students from postgraduate programs in the Accounting Sciences in Brazil. Data were collected through a survey and submitted to multivariate analysis. Results: The results show that narcissism and psychopathy are related to activities inherent to the academic career, while Machiavellian traits do not exhibit the same association. The lack of correlation between Machiavellianism and academic career activities may be related to the desired academic career profile. Students with narcissistic traits are adept at academic career activities mainly related to research and teaching. Psychopathic traits were not adept at activities related to teaching and extension (service to the external community), which may be related to the lack of empathy, lack of concern related to compliance with rules and insensitivity.   Contributions: The study contributes to the gap in accounting research that discusses non-pathological personality traits and career interests, since previous research has demanded attention in view of the objective and subjective issues inherent to the career and, at times, marginalize the relevant activities career choice. In addition, such discussions are presented as an advisory material for HEIs in terms of outlining the performance and interest of future teachers regarding the activities inherent to the academic career.

The Effect of Type A Personality and Public Accountant Law Perception on Career Interests as Public Accountants

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Ni Nyoman Sri Rahayu Damayanti ◽  
I Gde Agung Wira Pertama
Keyword(s):  
Data Distribution ◽  
Type A ◽  
Reliable Data ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
High Achievement ◽  
Public Accountants ◽  
Type A Personality ◽  
Accounting Student ◽  
Public Accountant

Individuals with type A personalities are people with high achievement-oriented, competitive, and fast workers. They are considered qualified to be public accountants. However, the perceptions of public accountant laws influence their career interests. The purpose of the research is to investigate the influence of type A personality and perception of public accountant law on career interests of accounting students as public accountants. The data were collected by disseminating questionnaires to respondents of 94 accounting students of the 7th semester and above at the private universities in Denpasar. All instruments are valid and reliable. Data distribution has been freed from classical assumptions. The findings indicate that type A personality and the perception of public accountant laws have positive and significant effects on accounting student career interests as public accountants.

Undergraduate accounting students’ perception of a course in accounting research and theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Baker ◽  
Sara Wick
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Faculty Shortage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Accounting Practitioners

Purpose This study aims to measure the response of undergraduate accounting students to a stand-alone course in accounting theory and research. The aim of the study was to gauge students’ perceptions of the usefulness of this course and to determine if exposure to this material would increase student interest in accounting research and in pursuing a career in academia. Design/methodology/approach Three cohorts of students enrolled in the course completed an in-class survey. The study was conducted from 2015 to 2017. Findings The results of the survey show that student interest in accounting research and theory increased substantially as a result of the course. Students felt that learning about accounting research and the theories used in accounting research enhanced their overall understanding of accounting and would be useful to them as accounting practitioners. This study also reports that students interested in pursuing a PhD and/or an academic career also increased. Research limitations/implications Data were only collected at a single university and represent student perceptions only. Practical implications The results of this study and the description of the course design will inform academics seeking to answer the American Accounting Association Pathways Commission’s call to integrate accounting research and education. This study also suggests a pathway towards addressing the chronic academic accounting faculty shortage. Finally, the results will be of interest to those designing undergraduate accounting curriculum. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on the “teaching-research nexus” in accounting by providing evidence, from the perspective of undergraduate accounting students, of the usefulness of integrating research into undergraduate accounting education. While many accounting researchers view accounting research and teaching accounting as separate activities, the response from students suggests that there is value in fostering a more complementary relationship between these two activities.

George William Kenneth 'Ken' Cavill 1922–2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Doreen V. Clark ◽  
Jennifer A. Genion
Keyword(s):  
Technical College ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
World War ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
World War 2 ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The University ◽  
Australian Academy

Ken Cavill knew from his high school years that his career lay in science. Whilst completing his Bachelor of Science at the University of Sydney he chose to focus on organic chemistry and made his academic career in that field. Ken gained his PhD at Liverpool University in England in 1949 and was awarded a DSc from that university in 1957. He was employed during World War 2 at W. Hermon Slade & Co., and then as a lecturer in chemistry at Sydney Technical College, becoming a senior lecturer at the newly formed University of New South Wales (UNSW), where he had a distinguished career in research and teaching until his retirement in 1982. He received the first personal chair awarded by the university in 1964 and was made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1969. He was made an emeritus professor by UNSW in 1983. He actively pursued collaboration between chemistry and biology, and pioneered studies in Australia on the chemistry of insect venoms, attractants and repellents, leaving a legacy of a well-respected body of work in this field. Ken was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal in 2001 for his service to Australian society and science in the field of organic biological chemistry. Pursuing his love of Australiana, he devoted his retirement to researching and writing about Australian silverware and jewellery manufacturers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

scholarly journals Academic training in psychiatry

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 398-402
Author(s):  
Clare Oakley ◽  
Emma West ◽  
Ian Jones
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career ◽  
Current System ◽  
Academic Training ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
Adult Psychiatry

Aims and methodThe structure of academic training in psychiatry has changed in recent years and little is known about the trainees currently pursuing this career path. Two surveys were conducted of academic trainees in psychiatry and the heads of departments of psychiatry. These surveys aimed to identify the number of trainees currently in academic training, the nature of their positions and opinions about the current system of training in academic psychiatry.ResultsThere were 165 academic trainees identified, of whom 101 were not currently in academic clinical fellow (ACF) or academic clinical lecturer (ACL) posts. Academic trainees are located in a relatively small number of universities, with a quarter being based at one institution. In total, 60% of the trainees were in general adult psychiatry. Only 4.6% of respondents rated their academic training as excellent and just over half were certain that they wished to pursue an academic career in the future. Various challenges to academic training in psychiatry were identified by both the heads of departments and trainees.Clinical implicationsCurrent difficulties in academic training in psychiatry, such as lack of flexibility of the training pathway, need addressing to ensure the provision of high-quality research and teaching in psychiatry in the future.

scholarly journals A LOOK AT THE TRAITS OF DARK TRIAD AND THE CULTURAL VALUES OF ACCOUNTING STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-205
Author(s):  
Márcia Figueredo D’Souza ◽  
Gerlando Augusto Sampaio Franco Lima
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Accounting Students

scholarly journals Predictors of an academic career among fellowship-trained open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adham M. Khalafallah ◽  
Adrian E. Jimenez ◽  
Justin M. Caplan ◽  
Cameron G. McDougall ◽  
Judy Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Residency Program ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Career Trajectory ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
World Report ◽  
Vascular Neurosurgery

OBJECTIVEAlthough previous studies have explored factors that predict an academic career among neurosurgery residents in general, such predictors have yet to be determined within specific neurosurgical subspecialties. The authors report on predictors they identified as correlating with academic placement among fellowship-trained vascular neurosurgeons.METHODSA database was created that included all physicians who graduated from ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education)–accredited neurosurgery residency programs between 1960 and 2018 using publicly available online data. Neurosurgeons who completed either open vascular or endovascular fellowships were identified. Subsequent employment of vascular or endovascular neurosurgeons in academic centers was determined. A position was considered academic if the hospital of employment was affiliated with a neurosurgery residency program; all other positions were considered non-academic. Bivariate analyses were conducted using Fisher’s exact test or the Mann-Whitney U-test, and multivariate analysis was performed using a logistic regression model.RESULTSA total of 83 open vascular neurosurgeons and 115 endovascular neurosurgeons were identified. In both cohorts, the majority of neurosurgeons were employed in academic positions after training. In bivariate analysis, only 2 factors were significantly associated with a career in academic neurosurgery for open vascular neurosurgeons: 1) an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency (OR 3.71, p = 0.016), and 2) attending a top 10 residency program based on U.S. News and World Report rankings (OR 4.35, p = 0.030). In bivariate analysis, among endovascular neurosurgeons, having an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency (OR 4.35, p = 0.0085) and attending a residency program affiliated with a top 10 U.S. News and World Report medical school (OR 2.97, p = 0.029) were significantly associated with an academic career. In multivariate analysis, for both open vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons, an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency was independently predictive of an academic career. Attending a residency program affiliated with a top 10 U.S. News and World Report medical school independently predicted an academic career among endovascular neurosurgeons only.CONCLUSIONSThe authors report that an h-index of ≥ 2 during residency predicts pursuit of an academic career among vascular and endovascular neurosurgeons. Additionally, attendance of a residency program affiliated with a top research medical school independently predicts an academic career trajectory among endovascular neurosurgeons. This result may be useful to identify and mentor residents interested in academic vascular neurosurgery.

Transnationalism as Scientific Identity

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-301
Author(s):  
Heráclio D. Tavares ◽  
Alexandre Bagdonas ◽  
Antonio A. P. Videira
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Foreign Travel ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
Physics Course ◽  
The University ◽  
Scientific Identity

This analysis of the scientific and academic career of the Russian-Italian physicist Gleb Wataghin, founder of the physics course at the University of São Paulo, in the richest state of Brazil, in 1934, brings to light elements present in the formation of a scientific identity, which we characterize here as transnational. The methodological recourse to transnationalism is a cornerstone of our analysis, insofar as it was itself an integral part of Wataghin’s career, considering that he made foreign travel a systematic part of his approach and placed it at the disposal of his Brazilian students. Thanks to his training as a physicist and his membership in the international scientific community in the 1920s and ’30s, Wataghin brought to Brazil not just the latest topics on the physics agenda in the Northern Hemisphere, but also contacts that later enabled his students to spend time at institutions and laboratories run by renowned physicists. The scientific values and practices Wataghin transported to Brazil are discussed, as is the way he combined them with the values held dear by the São Paulo elite, responsible for planning and funding the university, who saw modern science as a symbol of erudition and a means by which to win back their political influence in Brazil, which they had lost in 1930 with the rise to power of a centralizing federal government.

The Road to Scholarly Riches

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Beasley
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Tenure Track ◽  
Initial Screening ◽  
The Road ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Branding Strategies ◽  
Academic Positions ◽  
The Way

This chapter discusses the author’s experiences applying for tenure-track academic positions. These included both research- and teaching-focused positions. The chapter includes an overview of the process, tips for planning and organizing your search, and some of the author’s experiences navigating each step along the way. The author also discusses his decision to choose an academic career, the choice of a research or teaching focus, and strategies he used for making himself more marketable. Specific topics addressed include preparation for an academic career, branding strategies, networking, building a CV, evidence of teaching effectiveness, developing application materials, finding job opportunities, learning about programs and faculty, initial screening, campus visits, and negotiation.

scholarly journals Toku toa, he toa rangatira: Fearlessness and Indigenous Scholarship

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-25
Author(s):  
Jani Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Kaupapa Māori ◽  
The Face ◽  
Holistic Research

A well-known whakataukī (aphorism, proverb) tells us toku toa, he toa rangatira, quite literally ‘my courage is inherited’. Wairaka is known as an impressive young wahine from pre-colonial times who, in the face of a life or death situation, stood up to adversity to supersede an important, long held tikanga Māori (protocol) to save the Ngāti Awa iwi. She is my whāea tipuna (ancestress) and because of her bravery, I like to carry her with me in my academic career as a screen studies scholar. Ensuring academic disciplines endure and are relevant throughout the generations requires consistently robust research, dynamic teaching, and leadership; but challenging academia with Indigenous knowledge goes beyond this. As Indigenous academic scholars, we must commit to satiating the academy with our research and teaching to appeal to the discipline’s status quo, at the same time as upholding the values, expectations and ideals of our communities, those to whom we return once projects are complete. Therefore, Indigenous research is never truly over. The marriage between the discipline and our respective cultures however is never straightforward. Indigenous scholarship takes a much greater level of fearlessness because we must combat potential exclusion from the discipline that we are carving the outlines of our culture into. Thus, we must choose to either blend into the grooves of the existing disciplinary carvings, or to accept that we are a new adze. This is often met with obstructions. Primarily relying on critical Kaupapa Māori analysis comparing the existing and prospective fields of knowledge, this paper considers the potential of Indigenous research as a collective of holistic research strategies. It underlines some of the challenges associated with implementing Indigenous knowledge and diverting from disciplinary norms. In the way that our whāea tipuna Wairaka did, we can challenge the long held tikanga - the rules and strictures - that have sustained and satiated our disciplines for generations, to save or evolve our disciplines into the future. Like Wairaka, and many of your brave ancestors before you, we must be prepared to stand alone, and to be courageous as per our inheritance.

How green is accounting? Brazilian students’ perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 228-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Junger da Silva ◽  
Roberto Tommasetti ◽  
Monica Zaidan Gomes ◽  
Marcelo Álvaro da Silva Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Green It ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Accounting Courses ◽  
Brazilian Students ◽  
Green Information Technology ◽  
It Practices

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the undergraduate and graduate accounting students’ perceptions of sustainable (or green) information technology (IT) and information system (IS) practices and their contribution to its implementation. Design/methodology/approach A five-point Likert scale questionnaire was applied to 361 undergraduate and graduate accounting students in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in eight higher education institutions (HEIs). Data are analyzed with SPSS. Findings There is a high perception of importance regarding IT/IS sustainability practices among the accounting students tested, although respondents are not comfortable with predominantly technical IT/IS topics. However, students are divided on the significance of the accountant’s contribution to these practices, confirming that reflection on their future role is still a challenge for them and their HEIs. The female sub-sample attaches significantly greater importance than the male sample to the accountant role in the implementation of green IT practices. Research limitations/implications The authors have proposed a novel integrative framework of IT/IS theories related to sustainability and accounting, and how accounting professionals could participate in the “neutral arena” of the education for sustainable development (SD). Practical implications Findings could be useful for educators and coordinators of sustainability of IT/IS in accounting courses, stimulating brainstorming on the accountant’s role in assisting organizations in green IT/IS strategies, best practice and implementation. Originality/value This study makes an original contribution to the research base of SD in HEIs. The lack of awareness identified in the study could be elaborated to stimulate discussion about the central role of the accountant in SD processes within organizations.

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