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Social media is so easy to share

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dc.contributor.author Van Rooyen, Annelien Adriana
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-13T07:30:13Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-13T07:30:13Z
dc.date.issued 2020-06-15
dc.identifier.citation Van Rooyen, A. A. (2020). Social media is so easy to share, Accounting Education, 29(4), 356-371, DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2020.1779763 en
dc.identifier.issn 0963-9284
dc.identifier.other https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2020.1779763
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2020.1779763
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26537
dc.description Due to copyright restrictions the full text is not attached to this record. Pleas access the article directly on the publisher's website via the doi link at the top of the record.
dc.description.abstract Although accounting students are well trained in the field of ethical behaviour, recent technological developments have created challenges in the workplace. Having focused on the concept of virtue ethics and the fundamental principles of ethical conduct imposed by professional accounting bodies, the findings of this study revealed the need to find new ways of engaging students in ethics education in the modern world. Semi-structured interviews were conducted at 22 large, medium-sized and small accounting firms in South Africa, to obtain insight into graduates’ understanding of the concepts of professional and ethical conduct in the workplace. The findings suggest, inter alia, that graduates often fail to realise that there is a fine line between sharing personal and workplace information on social media. Proposed here are practical considerations for academia, professional bodies and employers, towards managing professional and ethical conduct associated with the use of social media in the ever-changing work environments. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Accounting Education en
dc.subject Accounting profession en
dc.subject ethics en
dc.subject modern workplace en
dc.subject professional conduct en
dc.subject social networking en
dc.subject virtue ethics en
dc.subject Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES en
dc.title Social media is so easy to share en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Financial Accounting en


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