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Priorities for the development of vocational skills in management accountants: A European perspective

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years there have been many calls for a re-orientation of accounting education in order to include the development of competencies such as communication, group working, and problem solving skills. However, concern has been expressed that the proposed changes are possibly biased towards the interests of public accounting employers. This paper presents and compares the opinions of the employers of management accountants in Spain and the UK, and then by using a weighted importance indicator determines vocational skills development priorities. The factors that the Spanish and UK employers identified as major constraints to the development of vocational skills are also compared.

Source: Accounting Forum

DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2005.03.002

Authors: Trevor Hassall, John Joyce, José Luis Arquero Montaño, José Antonio Donoso Anes

Institutions: Sheffield Hallam University, Universidad de Sevilla

Language: English

Topic: Accounting Education and Careers

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología