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DISCOVER THE FUTURE WITH ACCA’S CAREER NAVIGATOR
by PQ magazine
fraud and audit failures and they have responded by changing the exam syllabus, rather than putting responsible Big 4 partners or managers behind bars. In fact, the Big 4 firms have been caught cheating in their ethics exams by sharing the answers among the employees!
When ethics and culture are debated in accounting, the subject can become very interesting and meaningful for young people. It can help them develop their passion and vision and explore how they can help remove poverty or create jobs, or protect animals and the environment. It can help them challenge the greed and profit maximisation that businesses often practice and propagate with no intention of creating sustainable and just societies. The vast diversity of accounting can also be taught through stories and good case studies from all over the world, not just in America or Europe. If taught well, accountants can become the responsible professionals in finance the world desperately needs.
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