...Alisa G. Brink; Carolyn Strand Norman; Benson Wier ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of various educational degree paths on promotion probabilities in public accounting in the Big 4 firms. We analyze survey responses from 860 accounting professionals in the United...

... as suggested by publication ratings does not significantly affect willingness to hire. Further results suggest that Big 4 employers are equally willing to hire the online accounting graduate as employers from most other types of firms. In addition, employers appear to be more accepting of lower-level...

... of individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds who rarely, if ever, communicate face to face. This paper identifies some of these challenges and their implications for the education of U.S.-based accountants. Each of the Big 4 public accounting firms operates an affiliated offshore entity (AOE) in India...