This thesis aims to illuminate, through the lens of Murphy’s interpretation of Weber’s theory of social exclusion, contemporary challenges faced by the South African accounting profession pertaining to the shortage of professional accountants. In particular, increasing the throughput of students to the profession (Paper 1), member recruitment (Paper 2) and racial transformation of the profession (Paper 3) are considered. Paper 1 provides additional validity for the technique of biodata-based selection through the use thereof to differentiate between students in a dual medium university who will, or will not, complete their accounting education programmes in a society exhibiting tacit exclusionary closure. The models development suggested that education and language remains a tacit form of social exclusion of Blacks in the South African accounting profession. Paper 2 suggests that SAICA is the students’ preferred choice of professiona l accounting association, regardless of demographic group. The students appear to hold a collective view of the accounting profession. Consequently, in an environment characterized by the significant exclusionary closure achieved by a particular association, competing associations may need to look beyond marketing the attributes of the association to students and perhaps consider challenging the colonization of higher education by the dominant association. Competing associations, with their less onerous education requirements, should additionally consider promoting the alternate pathways to the profession they may offer to the Black students tacitly excluded from the dominant association, SAICA, on the basis of their inability to access to a quality education. An ideological challenge facing professional accounting associations in post-Apartheid South Africa, is racial transformation of the profession. Paper 3 explored the success or otherwise of the transformation projects implemented by SAICA through the lens of impression management and the use of voluntary disclosure. Given the disconnect between the slow pace of racial transformation achieved and the perceived ‘success’ of the profession transformation initiatives both in South Africa and abroad, it is suggested that the projects may have served more as a tool to manage the state’s impression of transformation, rather than achieving sufficient student outputs to redress the racial imbalances in the profession. Consequently, significant expansion and / or revision of these projects are encouraged.

A significant challenge faced by large auditing firms is offering consistent quality across the global network. Unfortunately, variation in judgments and decision-making, resulting from cultural differences, can undermine the provision of a uniform level of audit quality for these international firms. Previous research has determined that national culture influences an auditors’ professional judgments and decisions. Relying on Social Identity Theory, I explore whether inducing one’s organizational identification can both enhance auditor judgment and mitigate any deleterious impact that culture may have on the provision of a uniform level of audit quality. I also examine current cultural variations in auditor judgment in order to ensure that the results of earlier studies still typify the international auditing environment. National culture is assessed using two dimensions (individualism/collectivism, power distance) included in Hofstede’s 1980 cultural values framework. Participants from the United States are used to represent an individualistic/low power distance culture while individuals from India are used to represent a collectivistic/high power distance culture. Firms need mechanisms to elicit desired behaviors that may not be consistent with cultural tendencies in order to provide a uniform level of audit quality. Contrary to expectations, no significant differences are identified between the judgments of auditors from India and The United States. The results, however, do provide evidence that enhancing one’s organizational identification can impact certain professional judgments during the audit process. An association between national culture and auditor attitudes pertaining to client trust is also found. The implications of these findings for the professional auditing environment and future academic research are discussed. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-04T11:45:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Regiane_Arantes.pdf: 1085325 bytes, checksum: 5d3058e371edf09420927794e1ada4a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-08-05 / The objective of this thesis is to identify the perception of last-year-Graduation-course students, from two private universities located in S??o Paulo, about Accountancy Class Entities actions which intend to promote valuation of the referred profession to the society and the professionals they represent. It was researched about the following Entities: CFC, CRC-SP, SINDCONT-SP, SESCON-SP, APEJESP, IBRACON and AUDIBRA, besides service marketing tools and competitive advantage, that gave support to the questionnaire building process. This is an exploratory research which made use of a questionnaire to obtain data and this data was statistically treated by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), which is a software specialized in Social Sciences. Based on the analysis, the conclusion is that most of the students researched believes that the accountancy profession is appreciated by society and that Class Entities are developing actions that aims to increase the value of this profession by using service marketing tools and competitive strategy concepts, however, these students believe the entities need to develop more of this kind of actions to raise the value of Accountancy profession together with society and the accountancy professionals themselves. / Este trabalho tem por objetivo identificar qual ?? a percep????o dos alunos que est??o cursando o ??ltimo ano de Gradua????o em Ci??ncias Cont??beis - de duas IESs localizadas na cidade de S??o Paulo - quanto ??s atividades desenvolvidas pelos ??rg??os de classe cont??beis, as quais visam a promover a valoriza????o da referida profiss??o perante a sociedade como um todo e perante os pr??prios profissionais. Para tanto, foram abordadas algumas caracter??sticas dos ??rg??os pesquisados - sendo eles: CFC, CRC-SP, SINDCONT-SP, SESCON-SP, APEJESP, IBRACON e AUDIBRA -, al??m dos conceitos de marketing de servi??os e de estrat??gias competitivas, os quais embasaram a elabora????o do question??rio. Esta ?? uma pesquisa explorat??ria, cuja coleta de dados foi feita com uso de question??rio, e os dados, por sua vez, foram tratados estatisticamente, por meio do Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), um software especializado em estat??sticas para as Ci??ncias Sociais. Com base nas an??lises, concluiu-se que a maioria dos respondentes acredita que a profiss??o cont??bil seja valorizada pela sociedade e que os ??rg??os de classe estejam desenvolvendo a????es que promovam a valoriza????o da profiss??o por meio da utiliza????o de ferramentas de marketing de servi??os e dos conceitos de estrat??gias competitivas. No entanto, apesar disso, os referidos alunos acreditam ser necess??rio aos ??rg??os desenvolver mais a????es que utilizem as ferramentas de marketing de servi??os e os conceitos de estrat??gias competitivas para promover a valoriza????o da profiss??o perante a sociedade como um todo e os pr??prios profissionais da ??rea.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-05-04T14:07:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcio Morais.pdf: 1740392 bytes, checksum: 4c3a521a3dd1967e9772f74fc423f990 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-04T14:07:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcio Morais.pdf: 1740392 bytes, checksum: 4c3a521a3dd1967e9772f74fc423f990 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-14 / Nenhuma / O objeto deste estudo é a percepção de contabilistas do Estado de Mato Grosso sobre educação profissional continuada em IFRS aplicada às PMEs. Partindo do reconhecimento de crescimento econômico através da educação continuada, com aquisição de habilidades e competências, a Teoria do Capital Humano evidenciaria então, ao profissional da contabilidade, maior empregabilidade, rendimento potencial, projeção e satisfação. O Objetivo foi analisar a percepção de contabilistas do Estado de Mato Grosso sobre educação profissional continuada em IFRS aplicada às PMEs. Para a coleta das evidências, foram desenvolvidas duas etapas: na primeira, realizou-se entrevistas com quinze profissionais de empresas de serviços contábeis. Posteriormente, analisou-se o conteúdo das entrevistas, que contribuiu para a construção do questionário. Na sequência, este foi submetido à apreciação de cinco especialistas e incorporado as sugestões de melhorias. Em seguida, o questionário foi aplicado como pré-teste a dezoito contabilistas de empresas de serviços contábeis. Novos ajustes foram realizados e deu-se início a submissão aos contabilistas de empresas de serviços contábeis ativas do Estado de Mato Grosso. Com um total de 302 respostas, desenvolveu-se a análise descritiva por meio de distribuição de frequências, medidas de tendência central e variabilidade. As análises das respostas pela percepção dos contabilistas indicaram esperar efeitos positivos com a educação profissional continuada em IFRS para PMEs. Também, reconhecem a possibilidade de melhora no desempenho profissional, assim como maior empregabilidade e rendimentos. Como resultado da capacitação através da educação continuada em IFRS ambicionam a ampliação de oportunidades de trabalho e a valorização do profissional, conforme preconizado pela Teoria do Capital Humano. Também, a noção pela inserção da contabilidade de forma global, na falta de profissionais qualificados e cursos de capacitação. Estabelecem ainda, nível de dificuldade regular na apresentação das demonstrações contábeis de acordo com a nova norma: IFRS para PMEs. Para finalizar, indicam a necessidade e oferta de educação continuada, apontando o conselho regional de contabilidade e as universidades como agentes promotores importantes no processo de qualificação dos profissionais contábeis. / The object of this study is the perception of accountants in the State of Mato Grosso on continuing professional education on IFRS applied to SMEs. Recognizing economic growth through continuing education, with the acquisition of skills and competencies, Human Capital Theory would evidence then, to the accounting professional, greater employability, income potential, projection and fulfillment. The aim was to analyze the perception of accountants in the State of Mato Grosso on continuing professional education on IFRS applied to SMEs. To collect evidence, two steps were developed: first, interviews with fifteen professional from accounting service firms were conducted. Subsequently, it was analyzed the content of the interviews, which contributed to the construction of the questionnaire. Following, it underwent assessment of five experts and incorporated to suggestions for improvements. Later, the questionnaire was administered as pre-test to eighteen accountants from accounting service firms. New adjustments were performed and the submission to accountants from accounting service companies active in the State of Mato Grosso started. With a total of 302 responses, it was developed a descriptive analysis using frequency distribution, measures of central tendency and variability. The analysis of responses for the perception of accountants indicates positive effects expected with continuing professional education on IFRS for SMEs. They also recognize the possibility of improvement in job performance, as well as greater employability and income. As a result of training through continuing education on IFRS, aspire to expand job opportunities and professional enhancement as recommended by the Human Capital Theory. Also, the notion by inserting accounting globally and in the absence of qualified Professionals and training courses. Establish also difficulty regulating in the presentation of financial statements according to the new standard: IFRS for SMEs. Finally, indicate the need and way of conducting continuing education, pointing the regional council of accounting and universities were identified as important agents in the process of qualification of accounting professionals.

Nowadays, societies all over the world understand that economic organizations have higher obligations than merely providing the market with of goods and services. They are expected to minimize the social and environmental impacts that may result from their activities. The Social and Environmental Accountancy aims to measure, control and economically demonstrate the environmental assets and liabilities resulting from those impacts. Nevertheless, previous studies have found an obstacle to the operationalization of the social and environmental accountancy for professionals of the field. This condition may be a result of flaws of the teaching process, specifically with reference to the didactic content of this discipline. The thesis aims to investigate if the contents of social and environmental accountancy, contrary to traditional accountancy, are centered exclusively in the theoretical part of the discipline failing to promote practical teaching. The objective of this study is to analyze the characteristics of social and environmental teaching in Accounting Sciences and to enable new structures for teaching its contents. The Critical Analysis of a Speech was used as methodology to investigate the didactic pedagogical elements of the discipline of Social and Environmental Accountancy and the disciplines of Traditional Accountancy in Higher Education courses. It also aims to identify elements of didactic and methodological similarities and divergences that support our thesis and allow us to propose a solution to the presented issue, contributing to the development of accountancy in the social and environmental field, focusing on providing it with more theoretical development and means to its teaching and applicability.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ / Las sociedades en todo el mundo entienden hoy que las organizaciones económicas poseen obligaciones que exceden la simple producción de bienes y servicios al mercado. Se les corresponde minimizar los impactos Socioamientales negativos derivados de sus actividades. La Contabilidad Socioambiental objetiva medir, controlar y demonstrar económicamente passivos y activos ambientales resultantes de esos impactos. Sin embargo, estúdios apuntan dificultades en la operacionalización de la contabilidad Socioambiental por los profesionales del área. Esta situación ya se origina en fragilidades del proceso de enseñanza, especificamente en lo que se refiere al contenido didáctico de esa disciplina. En nuestras investigaciones vemos que los contenidos de la contabilidad Socioambiental, a diferencia de los de la contabilidad tradicional, se centran sólo en la parte teórica de la disciplina sin promover su enseñanza práctica. El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar las características de la enseñanza Socioambiental en las Ciencias Contables y possibilitar una nueva estructura para enseñanza de su contenido, utilizando metodologicamente, en un estudio comparativo, el Análisis Crítico del Discurso en elementos didácticos pedagógicos de la disciplina Contabilidad Socioambiental y de disciplinas de la Contabilidad Tradicional de los cursos de la graduación. Identificamos así elementos de similitud y divergencia didácticametodológica que comprobaron nuestra tesis, a partir de eso proponemos la institución de un menú con temas y objetivos específicos. Este contenido puede ser objeto para la composición de uma nueva obra didáctica, basada en ejercicios de la contabilidad ambiental, didácticamente similares a las demás obras de la ciencia contable, dirigidas a los alumnos de la graduación, con ello contribuyendo al desarrollo de la contabilidad en el campo ambiental, dotándola más robustez práctica para su enseñanza y aplicabilidade. / As sociedades em todo o mundo entendem hoje que as organizações econômicas possuem obrigações que excedem a simples produção de bens e serviços ao mercado. Cabem a elas minimizarem os impactos Socioambientais negativos decorrentes de suas atividades. A Contabilidade Socioambiental objetiva mensurar, controlar e demonstrar economicamente passivos e ativos ambientais resultantes daqueles impactos. Todavia, estudos apontam dificuldades na operacionalização da contabilidade Socioambiental pelos profissionais da área. Essa situação já se origina em fragilidades do processo de ensino, especificamente no tocante ao conteúdo didático dessa disciplina. Verificamos em nossas pesquisas que os conteúdos da contabilidade Socioambiental, diferentemente dos da contabilidade tradicional, centram-se apenas na parte teórica da disciplina sem promover seu ensino prático. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar as características do ensino Socioambiental nas Ciências Contábeis e possibilitar uma nova estrutura para ensino de seu conteúdo, utilizando metodologicamente, num estudo comparativo, a Análise Crítica do Discurso em elementos didáticos pedagógicos da disciplina Contabilidade Socioambiental e de disciplinas da Contabilidade Tradicional de cursos da graduação. Identificamos assim elementos de similaridade e divergência didáticametodológica que comprovaram nossa tese, a partir disso propomos a instituição de uma ementa com temas e objetivos específicos. Tal conteúdo pode ser objeto para composição de uma nova obra didática, alicerçada por exercícios de contabilização ambiental, didaticamente similares as demais obras da ciência contábil dirigidas aos alunos da graduação, com isso contribuindo para o desenvolvimento da contabilidade no campo ambiental, dotando-a de mais robustez prática para a seu ensino e aplicabilidade. / São Cristóvão, SE

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:32:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RENATA BERNARDELI COSTA DA SILVA.pdf: 1769576 bytes, checksum: 5725f9972a06c03ccbed9b022e9ecc4e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-04 / This study seeks to identify what are the key factors that lead the accounting professional looking for the courses, seminars, conferences, among other several means of continuing education, which contribute to the improvement of knowledge in your area. It is presented in this paper a study based on the theories of Human Capital and Institutional which, with the aid of quantitative methods, aims to raise the main reasons that contribute to maintain and increase the interest of the accounting professional about continuing education. The survey, conducted via online questionnaire in July 2015, counted on the participation of the accounting professionals in the State of São Paulo, and obtained 372 valid responses, which were used as input to the multivariate analysis of technical data known as Factor Analysis. After obtaining the results of the Factor Analysis, performed using the SPSS software, came to the conclusion that the accounting professional is mainly influenced by external factors when searching for continuing education methods, related to inspiration from colleagues, to pressure from organizations, or obligations imposed by laws and rulers standards of the profession. / Este trabalho busca identificar os principais fatores que levam o profissional da contabilidade à procura pelos cursos, seminários, congressos, dentre outros vários meios de educação continuada, que contribuem para o aperfeiçoamento do conhecimento em sua área. Apresentase neste trabalho um estudo baseado nas teorias do Capital Humano e Institucional que, com o auxílio de métodos quantitativos, visa levantar os principais motivos que contribuem para manter e aumentar o interesse do profissional da contabilidade pela educação continuada. A pesquisa, realizada por meio de questionário on-line aplicado em Julho de 2015, contou com a participação de profissionais da contabilidade do Estado de São Paulo, e obteve 372 respostas válidas, que foram utilizadas como entrada para a técnica de análise multivariada dos dados conhecida como Análise Fatorial. Após a obtenção do resultado da Análise Fatorial, realizada com auxílio do software SPSS, chegou-se à conclusão de que o profissional da contabilidade é influenciado principalmente por fatores externos quando da busca por métodos de educação continuada, sejam eles relacionados à inspiração nos colegas de trabalho, à pressão das organizações, ou às obrigações impostas por leis e normas regentes da profissão.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:39:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Joao Conceicao Teixeira Lima.pdf: 2014090 bytes, checksum: 40f3e1d64c3120bd43c7f87a11c5eac5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-14 / The development society is directly linked to the evolution of knowledge; disassociate them is almost impossible, because the search for improvement is the natural impulse of human thought. This study initially reported synthetically the evolution of Accounting and the Accounting education in Brazil, makes references to studies on the teaching of accounting and, accordingly, its correlation with the profile of the accounting professional in the exercise of its functions, whereas the social, economic, political and administrative evolves in an increasingly globalized. Essentially, the study makes a comparison of documental research, in which the definition of sources to collect material is drawn from the website of the Ministry of Education, the principal regulator of higher education in Brazil. Using this criteria, are selected the site of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) and 22 Brazilian universities, reputable with Note 5 in ENADE, which is the National Survey of Student Performance, in 2009, located in four regions of Brazil, represented by Midwest, Southeast, South and Northeast. The criteria for documentary verification is based on curricular available on the websites of higher education institutions defined in the selection of sources. The study is based on the National Curriculum Guidelines, established by the National Council of Education and Council for Higher Education and searching through the rules established for development of curricular for graduatation courses in Accounting, identify differences, between universities that offer the best courses in Brazil in relation to the PUC-SP. For data analysis, the study seeks first classify curricula in three groups of subjects according to rules established in Resolution CNE / CES 10/04, as well as the workload corresponding to each training camp. However, seeks to analyze, at first, the results regarding Curriculum Matrix of PUC-SP and, secondly, the results of the Curriculum Matrix of the 22 universities that do part of the universe of research. The next step refers to the comparison of the percentage results obtained in each training camp, where considerations are made about curriculum content presented between the PUC-SP and the best courses in Accounting of Brazilian Universities. It can be concluded that the curriculum content of the course in Accounting ascertained in the survey are in line with the National Curriculum Guidelines, it is observed that the differential of PUC-SP with the research universe occurs in the field of theoretical and practical training, because there is no standardization on a distribution of workload for field training and is justified also by the need that IES have to fit the professional profile that will graduate / O desenvolvimento da sociedade está atrelado diretamente à evolução do conhecimento; desassociá-los é praticamente impossível, porque a busca pelo aperfeiçoamento é o impulso natural do pensamento humano. O presente estudo inicialmente relata, sinteticamente, a evolução da Contabilidade e do ensino da Contabilidade no Brasil, faz referências aos estudos realizados em torno do ensino da Contabilidade e, consequentemente, de sua correlação com o perfil do profissional contábil no exercício de suas funções, ao passo que o contexto social, econômico, político e administrativo se evolui num ambiente cada vez mais globalizado. Essencialmente, o estudo realiza uma comparação por meio de pesquisa documental, na qual a definição das fontes para coleta de material é estabelecida a partir do site do Ministério da Educação, principal entidade reguladora do ensino superior no Brasil. A partir desse critério, são selecionados o site da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) e de 22 universidades brasileiras, conceituadas com a nota 5 no ENADE, que é o Exame Nacional de Desempenho de Estudantes, do ano de 2009, localizadas em 4 regiões do território brasileiro, representadas, pelo Centro Oeste, Sudeste, Sul e Nordeste. O critério para verificação documental se baseia nas matrizes curriculares disponíveis nos sites das Instituições de Ensino Superior definidas na seleção das fontes. O estudo é fundamentado nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais, instituídas pelo Conselho Nacional de Educação e Conselho de Educação Superior e busca, através das normas estabelecidas para elaboração de conteúdos curriculares para o curso de Graduação em Ciências Contábeis, identificar diferenciais, entres as universidades que oferecem os melhores cursos no Brasil em relação à PUC-SP. Para análise dos resultados o estudo busca primeiramente classificar os conteúdos curriculares em três grupos de disciplinas conforme normas estabelecidas na Resolução CNE/CES 10/04, bem como, a carga horária correspondente a cada campo de formação. No entanto, procura-se analisar, num primeiro momento, os resultados referentes à Matriz Curricular da PUC-SP e, num segundo momento, os resultados das Matrizes Curriculares das 22 universidades que compõem o universo de pesquisa. A etapa seguinte refere-se ao comparativo dos resultados percentuais obtidos em cada campo de formação, onde são feitas considerações em torno dos conteúdos curriculares apresentados entre a PUC-SP e os melhores cursos de Ciências Contábeis das Universidades Brasileiras. Pode se concluir que os conteúdos curriculares do curso de Ciências Contábeis averiguados na pesquisa, estão em conformidade com as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais; observa-se, que o diferencial da PUC-SP com o universo pesquisado se dá no campo de formação teórico-prática, por não haver uma padronização quando da distribuição de carga horária por campo de formação e justifica-se, também, pela necessidade que as IES têm em adequar-se ao perfil do profissional que irá formar

En la actualidad las empresas están en constante crecimiento y necesitan del apoyo de herramientas tecnológicas para actualizarse y seguir vigentes en el mercado. Al respecto, hemos identificado que el proceso de declaración de impuestos es la columna vertebral de casi todas las empresas formales y constituidas, las cuales están obligadas a esta clase de tributación y muchas de ellas son las microempresas que no cuentan con mucha experiencia, por ello surge la necesidad de poder realizar esta delegación a un personal capacitado. Sin embargo, en su gran mayoría esto no suele suceder, ya que no se contrata a este tipo de personal por falta de tiempo o dinero. Para solucionar esta problemática, se creó Tributa.Ya, un aplicativo móvil que ayudará a los microempresarios a declarar y pagar impuestos de una manera rápida y sencilla. Además, Tributa.Ya te brinda las opciones de cronogramas de pagos y asesorías con el propósito de hacer crecer los emprendimientos. Al culminar el periodo operacional de Tributa.Ya Va ser rentable, ya que, en base a los indicadores analizados como el VAN, TIR y PRD, se sabe que el valor actual neto es de S/. 419,649, el periodo de recupero de la inversión de tres años y una tasa interna de retorno de 146%. En base a estos indicadores nos permiten afirmar que nuestro proyecto es viable y dará una alta rentabilidad a los inversionistas, por lo que concluimos que va ser recomendable invertir en Tributa.Ya. / Currently, companies are constantly growing and need the support of technological tools to update themselves and remain current in the market. In this regard, we have identified that the tax filing process is the backbone of almost all formal and incorporated companies, which are obliged to this type of taxation and many of them are micro-companies that do not have much experience, therefore The need arises to be able to carry out this delegation to a trained staff. However, for the most part this does not usually happen, since this type of staff is not hired due to lack of time or money. To solve this problem, Tributa.Ya was created, a mobile application that will help micro entrepreneurs to declare and pay taxes quickly and easily. In addition, Tributa.Ya already offers you the options of payment schedules and consultancies with the purpose of making businesses grow. At the end of Tributa.Ya operational period, it will already be profitable, since, based on the indicators analyzed such as the NPV, IRR and PRD, it is known that the net present value is S/ 437,921.06. the payback period of the investment of two years and an internal rate of return of 131.22%. Based on these indicators, they allow us to affirm that our project is viable and will give investors a high return, so we conclude that it will be advisable to invest in Tributa.Ya. / Trabajo de investigación