Ethics perception: evidence from accountants and accounting students in Brazil

Due to the new international ethics standards law, knowing what Brazilian accountants and accounting students perceive as ethical is extremely important. An online survey with 29 questions was conducted in MS/Brazil with different scenarios, involving different aspects that may influence someone’s d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lima, Jessica de Morais, Espejo, Marcia Maria dos Santos Bortolocci, Moraes, Marcelo Botelho da Costa, Lima, Emanoel Marcos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Católica Dom Bosco (UCDB)
Repositorio:Interações (Campo Grande. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.multitemasucdb.emnuvens.com.br:article/1888
Acceso en línea:https://interacoes.ucdb.br/interacoes/article/view/1888
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ethics code
accountants’ ethics
ethics perception
Brazil.
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Sumario:Due to the new international ethics standards law, knowing what Brazilian accountants and accounting students perceive as ethical is extremely important. An online survey with 29 questions was conducted in MS/Brazil with different scenarios, involving different aspects that may influence someone’s decision, to assess the acceptance of unethical behaviors. The results showed difference in the ethics perception by students and accountants, but the difference was greater based on gender.