Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

Cynthia Jeffrey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

Jeffrey presents readers with a collection of contemporary and emerging research perspectives on professional responsibility and ethics in the field and practice of accounting. She has organized the selections that make up the main body of the text in three parts devoted to research articles, publishing in the field of ethics research, and research notes and the perspectives of current and future accountants. The editor is a faculty member of Iowa State University.

• In Memoriam To Professor James C. Lampe, PH.D., CPA, A Scholar, Mentor, And Friend: July 14, 1943 January 16, 2016PART I: RESEARCH ARTICLESA Post-Sox History Of U.S. Public Accountancy. The History Of Deprofessionalization In U.S. PUBLIC Accountancy: Part iii - James C. Lampe, Andy Garcia and Kerri L. TassinThe Influence Of Client Attributes And Organizational Climate On Tax Professionals - Amy M. Hageman and Dann G. FisherDoes Monitoring Reduce The Agent's Preference For Honesty? - Brian K. Laird and Charles D. BaileyAntebellum Management Accountability At The Mobile & Ohio Railroad (1849 1862) - Dale L. Flesher, Gary John Previts and Andrew D. SharpEmotional Reactions To Financial Statement Fraud - Tara J. Shawver and Lynn H. ClementsPART II: SPECIAL SECTION: PUBLISHING ETHICS RESEARCHA Descriptive Analysis Of The Contributors, Institutions And Content Of The American Accounting Association Symposium On Ethics Research In Accounting 1999 2015 - Diane H. RobertsRanking Accounting Scholars Publishing Ethics Research In Accounting And Business Ethics Journals - Alexandra L. Ferrentino, Meghan L. Maliga, Richard A. Bernardi and Susan M. BoscoPART III: RESEARCH NOTESHow Work-Life Balance, Job Performance, And Ethics Connect: Perspectives Of Current And Future Accountants - Katherine T. Smith, L. Murphy Smith and Tracy R. Brower