February 1998
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W. STEVE ALBRECHT
Brigham
Young University
President,
American Accounting Association
From AAA to AA Thanks
to Arthur
Andersen Funded New
Faculty Consortium Ever Since
Founded (
15Years) 70 Participants _
15 Years = 1,050
Participants (Denny
Reigle) AAA AA A True
Partnership |
OUTLINE OF REMARKS 1. Thanks to
Arthur Andersen (Denny
Reigle) 2. American
Accounting Association nMembership nJournals nSections nRegions nMeetings nCommittees 3. Faculty Life 4. Suggestions
for Success |
American Accounting
Association MEMBERSHIP Full-Time Members 8430 U.S. - Canada 6681 Foreign 1749 Academic 7118 Non Academic 1312 Associate Members 588 Emeritus 245 Life 85 Academic -
U.S./Canada 5657 |
American Accounting
Association JOURNALS Association-Wide 1. The Accounting Review 2. Accounting Horizons 3. Issues in Accounting Education Section 1. Auditing 2. Behavioral Research in Accounting 3. The Journal of the ATA 4. Journal of Information Systems 5. Journal
of Management Accounting Research |
American
Accounting Association SECTIONS
AND REGIONS SECTIONS 1.
Accounting, Behavior and Organizations(ABO)...................................... Mid-year Meeting 2.
Administrators of Accounting Program Group (AAPG).................................... Seminar 3. American
Taxation Association (ATA)............................................... Mid-year
Meeting 4.
Artificial Intelligence/ Expert Systems 5. Auditing................................................................ Mid-year
Meeting 6. Financial
Accounting and Reporting 7. Gender
Issues in Accounting 8.
Government and Nonprofit.................................... Mid-year
Meeting 9.
Information Systems/Management Advisory Services 10. International Accounting........................................ Mid-year Meeting 11. Management Accounting...................................... Mid-year Meeting 12. Public Interest 13. Teaching and Curriculum 14. Two-Year College REGIONS 1. Mid-Atlantic Annual
Meeting 2. Midwest Annual
Meeting 3. Northeast Annual
Meeting 4. Ohio Annual
Meeting 5. Southeast Annual
Meeting 6. Southwest Annual
Meeting 7. Western Annual
Meeting Canadian (not official member) Annual Meeting |
American Accounting Association MEETINGS SPONSORED 1. AAA
Annual Meeting 2. Corporate
Accounting Policy Seminar 3. Doctoral
Consortium 4. Financial
Reporting Conference 5.
International Accounting Research Conference 6. IMA/MAS
Management Symposium 7. New
Faculty Consortium 8. Trueblood
Seminar |
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American Accounting Association Committees |
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1.
Accounting Accreditation 2.
Accounting Education Advisory 3. AICPA/AAA
Collaborative Award Selection 4. By-Laws 5. Carter
Scholarships 6.
Interaction Between Two-year College Faculty and Faculty at other Institutions 7.
Competitive Manuscript 8. Corporate
Accounting Policy
Seminar 9. Deloitte
& Touche Wildman Medal
Award 10. Distinguished International Faculty Exchange 11. Doctoral Consortium 12. Doctoral Fellowships 13. Electronic Materials Dissemination 14. Finance 15. Financial Accounting Standards 16. Financial Reporting Issues Conference 17. Globalization Initiatives 18. Governance 19. Innovation in Accounting Education Award 20. Membership Services and Subscriptions |
21. Minority
Faculty Development 22. New
Faculty Consortium 23.
Nominations 24. Notable
Contributions to
Accounting Literature Award Screening 25. Notable
Contributions to Accounting Literature
Award Selection 26.
Outstanding Accounting Educator Award 27.
Professional Examinations 28.
Professionalism and Ethics 29. Program
Advisory 30.
Publications 31. Research
Advisory 32. Securities
and Exchange
Commission Liaison 33. True
Blood Seminars 34. Annual
Meeting Review 35. Regional
and Section Meetings
Review 36. Changing
Environment 37.
Non-traditional Member 38.
Professional Relations 39. Faculty
Development Advisory |
FACULTY LIFE 1. Work
Alone ·Build reputation alone ·Wrestling Team (Not basketball team) ·Reputation distinct from university 2. Faculty
Are Strange Employees ·Faculty are the university ·Have more freedom/unstructured work ·Work is difficult to evaluate and long-term ·Evaluated by peers 3. Must
Have Good Self-Management Skills ·Conduct self-directed, independent research ·Organize, plan, deliver high quality instruction ·Balance priorities / Say no 4. No One
Can Guarantee You Promotion ·Many groups and individuals involved in process ·Competing objectives (obligation to students/regard
for faculty/ effective use of resources) ·Tenure and advancement rules change 5. Academic
Environment is Changing ·Fewer tenured faculty members ·More part-time faculty ·More technology - distance learning ·Increased globalization ·Reduced funding ·Increased accountability |
Ten
Suggestions For Being
Successful 1. Add Value
Every Day ·Best
Researcher ·Best Teacher ·Best
Administrator ·Most
Technologically Competent ·Greatest
Technological Expertise ·Hardest
Worker 2. Keep Your
Options Open ·Stay Visible ·Outside
Service ·Be Nice
Person 3. Keep Good
Records ·Build
Teaching Portfolio ·Keep Copies
of Articles, Positive Review Letters, etc. ·Keep Record
of Presentations ·Exceed
Minimum Requirements 4. Leverage
Your Activities ·Have Research
Support Teaching ·Have Teaching
Support Research ·Have
Consulting Support Teaching and Research 5. Stay
Current ·Technologically ·Global ·Avid Reader |
Ten
Suggestions For Being
Successful Cont. 6. Seek Peer
Review Whenever Possible ·Teaching ·Research 7. Seek
Mentors & Coauthors 8. Perform
Service Whenever Possible ·Participate
in Professional Organizations 9. Develop
Good Personal Skills ·Be Organized -- Clean Desk ·Be Punctual ·E-mail ·Telephone ·Meetings ·Focus on
Goals and Priorities ·Continuously
Improve ·Be Leader at
Your School 10. Do More
Than Your Share ·Don’t Burn
Bridges |