Cultural relativity of accounting professionalism: Evidence from New Zealand and Samoa

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• 作者：Hector Perera^a ; ^{hector.perera@mq.edu.au} ; Lorne Cummings^a ; ¹ ; ^{lorne.cummings@mq.edu.au} ; Frances Chua^b ; ² ; ^{F.C.Chua@massey.ac.nz}
• 关键词：Culture ; Values ; Accounting Professionalism ; New Zealand ; Samoa
• 刊名：Advances in Accounting
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：P23_08826110
• 类别：bus
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：28
• 期：1
• 页码：138-146
• 文件大小：262 K

摘要

This study investigates the value orientations of two culturally distinct countries in the South Pacific, namely, Samoa and New Zealand, with a view to providing empirical evidence on the relationships between accounting and culture. It uses Rokeach's value survey (1973), Schwartz and Bilsky's motivational domains (1987, 1990), and Hofstede-Gray framework to establish the possible linkages between values and accounting professionalism. The results provide culture-related evidence that suggests the possibility for the existence of major differences in the levels of accounting professionalism in the two countries. This study may have implications for the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the analysis of differences in judgments of professional accountants on measurement, disclosure, and ethical issues. It is the first substantial accounting study on Samoa.