Transitioning business school accounting from binary divide to unified national system: a historical case study

Safari, M. and Parker, L. D. (2017) Transitioning business school accounting from binary divide to unified national system: a historical case study. Journal of Management History, 23(3), pp. 337-367. (doi: 10.1108/JMH-03-2017-0014)

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper aims to provide a historical case study of strategic changes in accounting at an Australian university’s business school department during 1972-1992 when it was repositioning itself in the early stages of major changes in the Australian and international tertiary accounting education environment. The study is conducted within the context of the university history within which the department operated as well as major government policy and global education shifts shaping university structures and focus. Design/methodology/approach: This study offers a historical analysis of early stage changes in university focus at the business school’s accounting department, developed through departmental and university reports and oral history interviews. A narrative analytical methodology is adopted to portray a history of an academic accounting department in transition. Findings: This case study illuminates the impacts of and responses to the beginning of marketisation and globalisation of higher education, and the commercialisation of universities and explains the strategic implementation processes in one university’s business school departmental during a period of significant formative change in the Australian accounting education landscape. Originality/value: This study deepens our understanding of environmental, structural, educational and research changes at the operational departmental level of academic institutions, paying particular attention to the organisational culture and human capital dimensions.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Parker, Professor Lee
Authors: Safari, M., and Parker, L. D.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
Journal Name:Journal of Management History
Publisher:Emerald
ISSN:1751-1348
ISSN (Online):1758-7751
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited
First Published:First published in Journal of Management History 23(3):337-367
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

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