The Routledge Handbook of Accounting Ethics
by Eileen Z. Taylor, Paul F. Williams
1st Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780367694869 |
| eText ISBN | 9780429954252 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2021 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
The Routledge Handbook of Accounting Ethics, 1st Edition, presents ethics as an ongoing dialogue on how moral choices shape the discipline. Designed as a scholarly handbook, its primary aim is to highlight the intersection of accounting and ethics while encouraging students and researchers to evaluate the ethical consequences of accounting decisions.
The volume gathers diverse viewpoints on the origins of moral guidance, examining philosophical frameworks alongside traditions from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought. It also investigates operational domains, including auditing conduct, management accounting practices, and governmental accountability.
Rather than serving as a rulebook for behavior, the standalone chapters support educators in helping accounting students develop into critical thinkers mindful of accounting's social complexities.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Historical Perspectives on Business and Accounting Ethics
Chapter 1: History of Professional Accounting Ethics
Chapter 2: Historical Development of the Code of Ethics of the US Public Accounting Profession
Chapter 3: In Our Time: Accountant Ethics and Historical Relativity
Part 2: Alternative Perspectives for Thinking About Accounting Ethics
Chapter 4: Virtue Ethics and the Accounting Profession
Chapter 5: Habermas and Discourse Ethics
Chapter 6: Stories and Accounting Ethics
Chapter 7: Feminism and Ethics in Accounting: Emancipatory Perspectives
Part 3: Religious Perspectives on Accounting Ethics
Chapter 8: Use of Stories in the Jewish Talmud to Emphasize Substance over Form
Chapter 9: A Christian Accounting Ethic: God’s Image and Work Transform Our Image and Work
Chapter 10: Human Accountability and Divine Grace in the Qur’an Perceived Through an Accounting Perspective
Part 4: Topical Perspectives on Accounting Ethics
Chapter 11: Ethics in Auditing
Chapter 12: Promoting a Stronger Ethical Focus in Management Accounting Research and Practice
Chapter 13: Development and Analysis of Three Sustainability Initiatives
Chapter 14: Governmental Accounting Ethics: Providing Accountability to Maintain the Public Trust
Chapter 15: Ethics and Accounting Information Systems
Chapter 16: Blockchain Technology in Accounting Information Systems: Intended and Unintended Consequences
Chapter 17: Ethical Considerations of Corporate Tax Avoidance: Diverging Perspectives from Different Stakeholders
Chapter 18: Personal Tax Compliance: Ethical Decision making in the Tax Context
Part 5: Education and Accounting Ethics
Chapter 19: The Role of Practical Wisdom in Accounting Ethics Education
Chapter 20: Ethics in Higher Education
Chapter 21: Have Advanced Degrees Increased Ethical Professionalism for Auditors?
Chapter 22: A Business Practitioner’s Guide to Resolving Moral Dilemmas: Employing a Location Map to Define Boundaries of Permissible Behavior
Part 6: Ethical Accountants and Ethical Accounting
Chapter 23: An Examination of the Virtues of Accounting Exemplars
Chapter 24: Investigating the Ethical Implications of Whistleblowing within Accounting
Chapter 25: The Boundary Problem in a Surveillance Society: Moving Beyond Individual Ethics and Compliance
Chapter 26: A Survey of Diversity Ethics in the Accounting Profession
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