Changes in higher education and valuing the job

The views of accounting academics in Australia

Bibliographic Data

ID4545227
AuthorsKim Watty (The University of Melbourne), Sheila Bellamy (RMIT University), Clive Morley (RMIT University)
Year2008
Volume30
Issue2
Pages139-151
Publication date2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13600800801938747
OpenAlexW1988257970
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

In a previous article (Bellamy et al., 2003), the authors reported on survey research that investigated reasons why academics from business disciplines enter and remain in academia, and the conditions they deem necessary to creating ideal work satisfaction. For both entering and remaining, as well as in achieving ideal work satisfaction, the most important factors were found to be autonomy and flexibility, with teaching and research the next most important factors. In a subsequent analysis of the data, reported in this article, the authors identify and explore significant differences between accounting academics and other business academics in the relative importance placed on these key factors. The findings may be used to inform policy makers and university administrators of the importance of discipline differences when identifying key factors for recruitment and retention of accounting academics specifically, and business academics generally

Autonomy · Business · Business education · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Higher education · Ideal (ethics · Job satisfaction · Management · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Accounting and Organizational Management · Accounting Education and Careers · Management Theory and Practice · Accounting

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