Continuing professional development in the accounting profession: Practices and perceptions from the Asia Pacific region

• Main Authors: DE LANGE, Paul, JACKLING, Beverley, SUWARDY, Themin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Continuing professional development; International Education Standards; accounting profession; Accounting; Asian Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1694; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2721/viewcontent/CPD_Accounting_AsiaPacific_2015_AccEdn_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Drawing on research in the sociology of professions as a reference point, this study examines the practices and perceptions of professional accountants towards the requirements of IES7 on continuing professional development (CPD). Responses from 1310 accountants in the Asia Pacific region suggest wh...