...Joseph Olorunfemi Akande; Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku Purpose This study aims to examine the accounting skills required in Industry 4.0 to assist higher education institutions in developing Industry 4.0 accountants in Namibia. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a qualitative approach...

... by the department of accounting at North Carolina State University (NC State), and funded by the Ernst & Young Foundation, to explore the benefits of using Second Life, a worldwide-web based online virtual world, where client programs (viewers) enable users (residents)to interact with each other through avatars...

...L. Meall © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Accountants Electronic commerce Instant messaging Internet Internet Retail trade Retailing Weblogs Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 25, Issue 2 Meall L...

...J.H. Yamamura Keywords: Accountants, Employees, Skills shortages, United States of America Reports that, despite the current economic downturn and recession, there is still a continuing shortage of talented people to appoint to positions in accounting firms. Draws on recent survey results...

... in recruiting and training Generation Y. Design/methodology/approach – Outlines the characteristics of Generation Y (born late 70s to 2002) and considers their implications for the accounting profession and accounting firm recruitment. Suggests using computer simulations and describes some which have been used...