CPAs in Mississippi: Communication Skills and Software Needed by Entry-Level Accountants

Autor/inn/en	Bunn, Phyllis C.; Barfit, Laurie A.; Cooper, Jan
Titel	CPAs in Mississippi: Communication Skills and Software Needed by Entry-Level Accountants
Quelle	In: Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 47 (2005) 3, S.154-163 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-8052
Schlagwörter	Accounting; Entry Workers; Communication Skills; Data Collection; Surveys; Interpersonal Competence; Meetings; Computer Literacy; Computer Software; Employer Attitudes; Speech Communication; Employment Qualifications; Likert Scales; Business Communication; Writing Skills; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Kommunikationsstil; Data capture; Datensammlung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Meeting; Tagung; Computerkenntnisse; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Likert-Skala; Unternehmenskommunikation; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit
Abstract	The purpose of this paper was to determine what communication skills are considered most important by employers in the accounting profession as well as to determine the general office, income tax, and bookkeeping software packages used by CPA firms in Mississippi. The data was collected by means of an electronic five-point Likert-type survey instrument. In all instances, the communication skills possessed by current entry-level accountants was lower than the skills needed by entry-level accountants. The greatest differences in written communications occurred in writing letters, memos, reports, and proposals with current entry-level accountants not possessing as high a level of skill as needed by their employers. The greatest differences in oral communication skills were related to interpersonal skills, meetings, and presentations. Results showed a need for accounting employees to be skilled in using Microsoft Office as well as ProSystem and QuickBooks accounting software. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10