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Volume 09, Number 01, Richard F. Welch Editor
Volume 09, Number 01, Richard F. Welch Editor
Reaching Through Teaching
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Volume 08, Number 03, Richard F. Welch Editor
Volume 08, Number 03, Richard F. Welch Editor
Reaching Through Teaching
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Volume 08, Number 02, Richard F. Welch Editor
Volume 08, Number 02, Richard F. Welch Editor
Reaching Through Teaching
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Attracting African American Honor Students Into Accounting, Dana Hermanson, Susan H. Ivancevich, Roger H. Hermanson
Attracting African American Honor Students Into Accounting, Dana Hermanson, Susan H. Ivancevich, Roger H. Hermanson
Faculty and Research Publications
The percentage of minority professionals in the major accounting firms has risen only 2 percentage points since 1976. Black members of a national collegiate honor society were surveyed to see if their perceptions of the accounting profession lead them to select other majors. The nonaccounting students perceived the accounting profession very positively in providing long-term financial rewards and availability of employment. The nonfinancial characteristics of lifestyle, work environment, and nature of accounting work were perceived poorly by respondents. It is vital that black students gain a better understanding of the nonfinancial nature of accounting work and of the role of …