Problems Faced by Accounting Academics

Authors(4) :-K. Sai Santosh Kumar, Abdul Matheen, Qamer Unnisa Hina, V. Sharmila

The aim of this Article is to identify and discuss the challenges faced by accounting academics. It examines the number of key challenges such as survival in the future, shortage of Accounting Academics, ageing, pressure of accreditation, balance between teaching and research, Financial pressure, pressure in society, leading Accounting Profession, role of Higher education, technology and Globalisation and complexity in Accounting facing by the accounting academics.

Authors and Affiliations

K. Sai Santosh Kumar
M.Com, Department of Commerce St.Paul‟s Degree & PG College, Hyderabad,Telangana, India
Abdul Matheen
M.B.A, Department of Commerce Nizam College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Qamer Unnisa Hina
M.Com, Department of Commerce S.N.Vanitha Mahavidyalay, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
V. Sharmila
M.Com, Department of Commerce Holy Cross College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 8 | November-December 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-31
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 748-754
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1738197
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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K. Sai Santosh Kumar, Abdul Matheen, Qamer Unnisa Hina, V. Sharmila, " Problems Faced by Accounting Academics ", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.748-754, November-December-2017.
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