Role perceptions of accountants: Ten more years through the looking glass

Charles R. Enis

doi:10.1108/S1041-7060(2010)0000015005

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Advances in Public Interest Accounting

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Role perceptions of accountants: Ten more years through the looking glass

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Title:	Role perceptions of accountants: Ten more years through the looking glass
Author(s):	Charles R. Enis
Volume:	15 Editor(s): Cheryl R. Lehman ISBN: 978-1-84950-728-8 eISBN: 978-1-84950-729-5
Citation:	Charles R. Enis (2010), Role perceptions of accountants: Ten more years through the looking glass, in Cheryl R. Lehman (ed.) Ethics, Equity, and Regulation (Advances in Public Interest Accounting, Volume 15), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.23-59
DOI:	10.1108/S1041-7060(2010)0000015005 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	This chapter reports on the findings of the fourth wave of a longitudinal study of the image of accountants regarding perceptions of their instrumental and expressive traits. The four waves were conducted in 1972, 1982, 1992, and 2002. The images germane to this research were those reflected in the “looking glass” of undergraduate students, a relevant peer group of those potentially contemplating entry into the accounting profession. The accountant's stereotype has been blamed for harming the ability of the profession to attract individuals with excellent human relations and communications skills. The negative image originated when accounting was a male-dominated endeavor. Gender typing is important in forming impressions of vocational choices. Thus, this study investigates the manner in which the accountant's image has evolved as its gender composition has become balanced. My focus is on comparing the 2002 wave with the 1972 and 1992 waves. The latter comparison covers the period of the “Enron era” scandals.