2011
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v7n6p35
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The Iron Cage of the Profession: A Critique on Closure in the Australian Accounting Profession

Abstract: This paper seeks to contribute to the literature on the process of closure that occurs within the constructs of professions. The discussion in this paper focuses on the professional accounting bodies in Australia and how they have devolved a form of bureaucratic control over the education process through the credentialing of membership and accreditation of accounting degrees. Weber's theory of bureaucracy in conjunction with Closure theory provide the framework upon which this critique is drawn. Implicit in th… Show more

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