Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Publication Title

Academy of Educational Leadership Journal

Volume

14

Issue Number

3

First Page

121

Last Page

131

Keywords

culturally diverse, accounting, profession

Disciplines

Accounting | Business | Finance and Financial Management

Abstract

This paper discusses the increasing diversity in the accounting profession. Evidence is presented substantiating that over one third of recent accounting graduates are from ethnic minority backgrounds, the majority of whom are Asian/Pacific Islanders. In our university specific data, we find an even higher percentage (71%) of ethnic minorities receiving accounting degrees, with Asian/Pacific Islanders as the majority group. We also show that over one fourth of new accounting graduates hired by accounting firms are ethnic minorities of which fifty percent are Asian/Pacific Islanders.

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Copyright © 2010 Allied Academies.

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