The successful influence of teaching ethics on Malaysian accountancy students / Conor O’Leary and Shafi Mohamad

The Malaysian accounting profession is committed to promoting education that results in a strong ethical culture within accountants. However, some consider ethical training unproductive since trainees may have their ethical values formed pre-commencement. This paper investigates the impact of ethic...

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Main Author: O’Leary, Conor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) & Faculty of Accountancy 2008
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/213/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/213/1/AJ_CONOR%20O%27LEARY%20MAR%2008.pdf
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Summary:The Malaysian accounting profession is committed to promoting education that results in a strong ethical culture within accountants. However, some consider ethical training unproductive since trainees may have their ethical values formed pre-commencement. This paper investigates the impact of ethics instruction on final year accounting students, the future accountants of Malaysia.