TY - GEN N2 - This volume explores the opportunities and challenges facing the accounting profession in an increasingly globalized business and financial reporting environment. It looks back at past experiences of the profession in attempting to meet its public interest obligation. It examines the role and responsibilities of accounting to society including regulatory requirements, increased emphasis on corporate social responsibility, accounting fraud and whistle-blowing implications, internationalization of public interest obligations, and providing the education needed to be successful. AB - This volume explores the opportunities and challenges facing the accounting profession in an increasingly globalized business and financial reporting environment. It looks back at past experiences of the profession in attempting to meet its public interest obligation. It examines the role and responsibilities of accounting to society including regulatory requirements, increased emphasis on corporate social responsibility, accounting fraud and whistle-blowing implications, internationalization of public interest obligations, and providing the education needed to be successful. T1 - Accounting for the public interestperspectives on accountability, professionalism and role in society / DA - c2014. CY - Dordrecht : AU - Mintz, Steven M. VL - v.4 CN - SpringerLink CN - HF5625.15 CN - HF5636 PB - Springer, PP - Dordrecht : PY - c2014. N1 - Includes index. ID - 695648 KW - Accounting KW - Accountants KW - Accounting. KW - Business ethics. SN - 9789400770829 SN - 9400770820 TI - Accounting for the public interestperspectives on accountability, professionalism and role in society / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7082-9 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7082-9 ER -