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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

The Feasibility of Professional Schools: An Empirical Study.

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WBWayne G. BremserVillanova UniversityVBVincent C. BrennerLouisiana State University SystemPDPaul E. DascherDrexel University

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Implication

This empirical study examines attitudes towards professional schools in accountancy, revealing significant disagreements among academic leaders.

Key Points

  • The research aims to understand the attitudes of accounting department chairpersons and deans towards the concept of professional schools.
  • Conducted an attitudinal survey among AACSB accounting chairs and business deans
  • Questionnaire focused on issues in professional accountancy schools
  • Categorized issues into autonomy, identity, practitioner relationships, and deterring factors
  • Deans prioritized deterring factors as the key issues
  • Chairpersons ranked autonomy as the most significant concern
  • Marked disagreement on specific issues among deans and chairpersons
  • Few deans support the professional school concept

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Bremser et al. (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba425c4e9516ffd37a2917https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4481596
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Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Acceptability of a Professional School of Accountancy.1965
  2. 2Perceptions of the Control and Effectiveness of Schools of Accountancy.1985
  3. 3Separate Accreditation of Accounting Programs: An Empirical Investigation.1993
  4. 4AACSB Accounting Accreditation and Administrators' Attitudes Toward Criteria for the Evaluation of Faculty.1990
  5. 5Professional Schools of Accounting.1967