Artikel FD: Accountants willen best hun cultuur aanpassen
Beteren accountants nu wel of niet hun leven? De buitenwereld moet er naar raden, want bestuurders van accountantskantoren beperken zich doorgaans tot het cliché: cultuurverandering kost tijd. Zolang die onduidelijkheid aanhoudt hoeft er maar één affaire op te duiken en de discussie over de ethiek van accountants barst weer los.
Authors
Olof Bik is professor of Auditing & Assurance at the University of Groningen. In his research he takes a special interest in the study of culture, leadership, and behavior in the realm of the auditing and assurance profession, firms, and teams. Since its inception in 2015 until 2022, Bik was one of two managing directors and academic member of the Board of the Foundation for Auditing Research. He worked in the audit practice of PwC for 18 years, since 2002 always in combination with a university appointment (Groningen), and joined academia in full since 2012 (Nyenrode).