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Does workload and institutional pressure on accounting educators affect academia at Australian universities?

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  • Natasja Steenkamp
  • Roslyn Roberts

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This paper examines accounting academics’ perceptions as to whether institutional pressure has increased in the previous 5–10 years subsequent to changes in the higher education environment, encouraging universities to adopt private sector managerialism. Results from 87 respondents indicated that workload pressures have increased and they experienced pressure to perform acts related to a student‐as‐customer model, which have negatively affected their well‐being and work quality. The majority are not actively seeking to leave academia, but believe it is not a good time for others to aspire to such a career. This paper contributes to the debate about the sustainability of accounting academia at Australian universities.

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  • Natasja Steenkamp & Roslyn Roberts, 2020. "Does workload and institutional pressure on accounting educators affect academia at Australian universities?," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(1), pages 471-506, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:acctfi:v:60:y:2020:i:1:p:471-506
    DOI: 10.1111/acfi.12340
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    1. Khai, Dinh Cong & Thanh, Ngo Quang, 2021. "The impact of institutional pressures and top management regulations on firm performance," MPRA Paper 109673, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Meredith Tharapos & Konrad Peszynski & Kwok Hung Lau & Margaret Heffernan & Gillian Vesty & Aida Ghalebeigi, 2023. "Effective teaching, student engagement and student satisfaction during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Evidence from business students' qualitative survey evaluations," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 63(3), pages 3173-3192, September.

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