The power of "independence": defending and extending the jurisdiction of accounting in the United Kingdom
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The accounting profession is proposed to be a participant in what Abbott (1988) calls the 'system of professions.' Within this system, professional groups seek to protect and expand their domains as they compete with one another. The accounting profession faces stiff competition since it must compete not only with those groups that want to take over its territory, but also with those that are not interested in this territory yet can introduce competing discourses that can undermine accountancy's ability to defend and expand its area of jurisdiction. It is argued that the accounting profession's desire to preserve its image of 'independence' drives its attempts to define, secure and extend its domain. The profession tries to discredit challenges to this image by employing a wide variety of tactics, including the revision of ethical guidelines and building of relationships with other agencies.
Publication Name: Accounting, Organizations and Society
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0361-3682
Year: 1995
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The mountains are still there: accounting academics and the bearings of intellectuals
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Accounting intellectuals and academics are in a position to motivate democratic participation in the activities of major social institutions by becoming active in debates on public policy. Professional interests are able to further sectional interests and should focus on such debates in conjuction with citizens, practioners, jouranlists and politicians in order to increase the accountability of accounting professionals.
Publication Name: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0951-3574
Year: 1995
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The withering of tolerance and communication in interdisciplinary accounting studies
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An argument of the importance of scholars' engagement in worldly affairs, including matters of policy and practice, from diverse perspectives, to critique Tony Tinker's paper, "The withering of criticism" is discussed.
Publication Name: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0951-3574
Year: 2005
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