Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

Series Editor: Charles Richard Baker

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RESEARCH ON PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING VOLUME 23

Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

EDITED BY

Charles Richard Baker

Adelphi University, USA

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Editorial Boardvii
Chapter 1 Understanding Professional Skepticism Through an Ethics Lens: A Research Note
Michael K. Shaub1
Chapter 2 CSR Performance: Governance Insights from Dual-class Firms
Charles P. Cullinan, Lois B. Mahoney and Linda Thorne23
Chapter 3 Will Cognitive Style Impact Whistleblowing Intentions?
Lori R. Fuller and Tara J. Shawver47
Chapter 4 Do American Accounting Students Possess the Values Needed to Practice Accounting?
Donald L. Ariail, Katherine Taken Smith and L. Murphy Smith63
Chapter 5 Increasing Student Engagement using Giving Voice to Values and Peer Feedback
Tara J. Shawver and William F. Miller91
Chapter 6 Law Versus Ethics in Accounting
Charles Richard Baker105
Chapter 7 Socialization and ProfessionalismStuart Thomas121
Chapter 8 A Comparative Study of the Whistleblowing Activities: Empirical Evidence from China, Taiwan, Russia, and the United States
Dina Clark, Teng-Shih Wang, Mike Shapeero, A. Blair Staley, Natalia Ermasova and Mark Usry141
Chapter 9 Earnings Management Ethics: Stakeholders’ Perceptions
Yasser Barghathi, David Collison and Louise Crawford161
Chapter 10 An Evaluation of Methods for Teaching Auditing Students Auditor Independence Compliance Rules
Dawn Anderson and Donald (Don) Wengler179
Index193

Mohammed Abdolmohammadi

Bentley University, United States

Elizabeth Dreike Almer

Portland State University, United States

Charles Bailey

James Madison University, United States

Richard Bernardi

Roger Williams University, United States

Donna Bobek Schmitt

University of South Carolina, United States

Susan Borkowski

LaSalle University, United States

Charles Cho

York University, Canada

Christopher J. Cowton

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Charles Cullinan

Bryant University, United States

Mary Curtis

University of North Texas, United States

Jesse Dillard

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Andrew Felo

Nova Southeastern University, United States

Dann Fisher

Kansas State University, United States

Marty Freedman

Towson University, United States

Lori Fuller

West Chester University, United States

Steve Kaplan

Arizona State University, United States

Julia Karcher

University of Louisville, United States

Michael Kraten

Providence University, Taiwan

Joan Lee

Fairfield University, United States

Stephen Loeb

University of Maryland (Emeritus), United States

Lois Mahoney

Eastern Michigan University, United States

Dawn Massey

Fairfield University, United States

Steve Mintz

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, United States

Mark Mitschow

SUNY College at Geneseo, United States

L. Murphy Smith

Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, United States

Bruce Oliver

Rochester Institute of Technology, United States

Carl J. Pacini

University of South Florida, United States

Sara Reiter

SUNY-Binghamton, United States

Robin Roberts

University of Central Florida, United States

Pamela Roush

University of Central Florida, United States

Michael Schadewald

University of Florida, United States

Joseph Schultz

Arizona State University, United States

Tara Shawver

King’s College, United States

John Sennetti

Nova Southeastern University, United States

Brian Shapiro

University of St. Thomas, United States

Michael Shaub

Texas A&M University, United States

Charles Stanley

Baylor University, United States

Mitchell Stein

Ivey Business School, Canada

Martin Stuebs, Jr

Baylor University, United States

Linda Thorne

York University, Canada

John Thornton

Azusa Pacific University, United States

Paul Williams

North Carolina State University, United States

George Young

Florida Atlantic University, United States

Dawn AndersonUniversity of Central Missouri, USA
Donald L. AriailKennesaw State University, USA
Charles Richard BakerAdelphi University, USA
Yasser BargathiZayed University, UAE
Dina ClarkBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA
David CollinsonUniversity of Dundee, UK
Louise CrawfordNewcastle University, UK
Charles P. CullinanBryant University, USA
Natalia ErmasovaGovernors State University, USA
Lori R. FullerWest Chester University, USA
Lois B. MahoneyEastern Michigan University, USA
William F. MillerUniversity of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, USA
Mike Shapeero, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA
Tara J. ShawverKing’s College, USA
Michael K. ShaubTexas A&M University, USA
L. Murphy SmithTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA
Katherine Taken SmithTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA
A. Blair StaleyBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA
Stuart ThomasUniversity of Lethbridge, Canada
Linda ThorneYork University, Canada
Mark UsryBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA
Teng-Shih, WangProvidence University, Taiwan
Donald (Don) WenglerUniversity of Central Missouri, USA