Comments on: PhD Candidate Shortage in Accounting

By: Banti Gupta

Banti Gupta — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:50:33 +0000

after completion of MBS in Nepal, I have target for PHD in Accounting in INDIA

By: Michael Imhof

Michael Imhof — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:41:46 +0000

A lot of people have emailed me with questions since I put up that last post. I now have a list of answers to standard questions available. If you email me I can quickly forward you information. Stream lined and more efficient :).

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:34:05 +0000

Anyone that needs guidance on attaining a PhD in Accounting can email me with questions. I am currently an accouting PhD student in my third year at the University of Missouri.

-Michael Imhof
mjid3b@mail.missouri.edu

By: David

David — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:00:07 +0000

As this posting seems to be hanging around in the most-popular list, I figure this may be a useful place to post the following link from the Journal of Accountancy (March 2009). A Profession's Response to a Looming Shortage: Closing the Gap in the Supply of Accounting Faculty

By: Salem Udoh

Salem Udoh — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:02:11 +0000

I have over nineteen years of broad research,accounting and academic experience cutting across audit,insurance,capital market,NGO among others. I have ACA(ICAN),B.SC Accounting and M.Sc Accounting. I am interested in PHD in Accounting. I need guidance.

By: Barbar

Barbar — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:33:49 +0000

This link may be of assistance. You are welcome in advance.

By: Dale Weckbacher

Dale Weckbacher — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:16:42 +0000

I am 52 years old and have worked 30 years in the accounting field. I have a masters degree and would definitely be interested in persuing my PhD as a way of using the later years of my career to train the next generation of accountants. Please send me any material such as institutions where I can receive my PhD.

By: Mohammad Jafaur Ahamed

Mohammad Jafaur Ahamed — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:26:51 +0000

I am man of Accounting and doing job as a lecturer in Bangladesh Open University. Now I am very much interested to get my PhD. I need suggestions in this regard.

By: carlos9900

carlos9900 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:16:57 +0000

Probably these days, more graduate students will consider the option of staying at school. All is a cycle, right?

By: Vinicius

Vinicius — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:25:51 +0000

Considering all the coments on this topic I offer a different perspective (and more critical) for the accounting profession issue from someone who lives in an emergent economy (Brazil). Generaly, in Brazil accounting is seem as an exact profession and plays its role primarily on calculating (and not using it for managment) firm periodic numbers. This scenario, viewing accounting as a mechanical job and not a science, creates a hard barrier on the development of the profession. It is essencially due to many social factors and the legal enviroment. There are just few educational institutions that are able to prepare students (and develop the interest on them) for a more extensive learning on accounting. Hopefully, on the past recent years there were some extraordinay academic people who have started a “revolution” on the accounting teaching, introducing even the positive accounting view.
The accounting students even are not prepared for further courses or do not have the right incentives to continue on the academia (because the teacher salary is in general not worth it comparing to alternatives carrers)
I would not like to extend writting on this because showing some empirican evidence would seem more appropriated, and for this my e-mail is: vncslima@gmail.com. I would like to make an infinitesimal contribution for the academic research in accounting in Brazil and for this, I would like to ask for any advice on the requirement for a foreign student (ending college this year) to join on Phd program on the US?