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  1. Discussion of “Does the Accounting Profession Discipline Its Members Differently after Public Scrutiny?” by D. F. Mescall, F. Phillips, and R. N. Schmidt. [REVIEW]Irene M. Gordon - 2017 - Journal of Business Ethics 142 (2):311-312.
    The paper by Mescall et al. provides an opportunity to consider the meaning of “accounting professionalism” in the twenty-first century. To examine the paper, this discussion focuses on three areas, the research question Mescall et al. addresses, contributions of their paper, and what the paper tells us about accounting professionalism.
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  • Disciplinary Actions by State Professional Licensing Boards: Are They Fair?Cynthia L. Krom - 2019 - Journal of Business Ethics 158 (2):567-583.
    This study examines 14,900 disciplinary actions by the professional licensing boards for attorneys, CPAs, and physicians in four states from 2008 through 2014. It was found that both attorneys and physicians are disciplined at a rate at least seven times that of CPAs. While the majority of disciplinary actions are for misconduct directly related to the professional practice, nearly 14% of sanctions were the result of “social crimes” such as failure to pay child support or student loans, driving under the (...)
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