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A Profile Of Top Performers On The Uniform Cpa Exam, Michael D. Akers, Don Giacomino, Kelly Courtney, Olivia Johnson
A Profile Of Top Performers On The Uniform Cpa Exam, Michael D. Akers, Don Giacomino, Kelly Courtney, Olivia Johnson
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The Elijah Watt Sells Award, one of the most prestigious professional awards in the US, honors top performers on the Uniform CPA Examination. This article provides statistics by state and by gender of past award winners, from the first CPA exam in 1923 through the most recent available exam results for 2012. In addition, it presents a profile of the top performers based on the results of a survey administered by the authors to recent Sells Award winners. Specifically, the survey examined the recipient's educational level, the amount and type of preparation, and the impact of the award on the …
Generational Differences Of Personal Values Of Business Students, Don Giacomino, Jill Brown, Michael Akers
Generational Differences Of Personal Values Of Business Students, Don Giacomino, Jill Brown, Michael Akers
Accounting Faculty Research and Publications
This paper examines the values and value systems of business students from a private mid-western university using the Rokeach Value Survey and the Musser and Orke Typology of Personal Values. The findings of this study are compared with the results of studies in the latter part of the 1990’s and early 2000 in order to provide some insights regarding generational differences. There is evidence of changes in several individual variables during the past decade. For example, the value with the greatest change is National Security. Students in 2010 place more importance on this value than did the students in 1998. …
Underreporting Of Chargeable Time: The Impact Of Gender And Characteristics Of Underreporters, Michael D. Akers, Tim V. Eaton
Underreporting Of Chargeable Time: The Impact Of Gender And Characteristics Of Underreporters, Michael D. Akers, Tim V. Eaton
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