A tri-national study of accountancy students' ethical attitudes / Conor O'Leary and Shafi Mohamad

O'Leary, Conor and Mohamad, Shafi (2006) A tri-national study of accountancy students' ethical attitudes / Conor O'Leary and Shafi Mohamad. Malaysian Accounting Review, 5 (1). pp. 139-157. ISSN 1675-4077

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Abstract

Ethics is an integral part of the accountancy profession. As the profession becomes more internationalized, it is critical to accept that different nations may still advocate differing treatments for similar issues. This study evaluates whether the accountants of tomorrow already display differences in their attitudes, based upon nationality. The attitudes of final year accountancy
students from three countries, Malaysia, Australia and Ire land we re compared across some ethical scenarios. Significant differences were found to exist based upon nationality. When confronted with bribery/corruption scenarios, Malaysian students were most likely to refuse participation but do nothing about them. Australian students were more likely to inform the relevant authorities. Irish students were more likely to participate than their Malaysian and Australian counterparts. Malaysian students were more likely to cheat in an exam than participate in corruption, whereas Irish and Australian students were more likely to do the opposite. Hence, ethical attitudes are affected by nationalistic traits. The ramifications for professional training should therefore be considered.

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Item Type: Article
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O'Leary, Conor
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Mohamad, Shafi
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Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics > Professional ethics > Malaysia
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > Accounting. Bookkeeping > Periodicals. Societies. Serials
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > Accounting. Bookkeeping > Accountants > Malaysia
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Accounting Research Institute (ARI)
Journal or Publication Title: Malaysian Accounting Review
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Management & Accounting Review (MAR)
ISSN: 1675-4077
Volume: 5
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 139-157
Keywords: Ethics, accountancy profession, attitudes
Date: 2006
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13795
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