Women in Accounting and Finance

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This book analyses the problems, applications, challenges, and power of women in the accounting and finance professions. It addresses questions such as: "Which areas of management do women prefer to work in? Why do women prefer to work in accounting and finance roles, which require the most technical skill and legal knowledge? What conditions make women leave their executive positions? The book provides readers with an understanding of the trends of female participation in the accounting and finance sectors, the role and power of women on boards, the effect of female board members or executive management members on financial, economic and social performance and innovation management.

Résumé

Management has been approached in two ways from the standpoint of methodology. Firstly, scholars have defined management as a science since it adopts the recent principles, theories, applications and regulations very often in parallel to cultural, technological, and social developments in the world. On the other hand, management is an art which has been described as "a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts". Stakeholders and related parties in management have to be smart and skilled to follow the changes and developments in management science and art by adopting their manner, mood and behaviour to be called also an "artist". Although gender issues in management science and art have been discussed in a number of studies, there are few studies which discuss subsections of management such as marketing, human resources, accounting, production and supply chain etc. This book tackles this and addresses questions such as: "Which areas of management do women prefer to work in? Why do women prefer to work in accounting and finance roles, which require the most technical skill and legal knowledge? Are women good at changing management and harmonizing the regulations in the accounting and finance sectors? Is stress in the finance arena, especially in the securities markets avoidable by female employees? Which conditions make women leave their executive positions or standing on corporate boards? This book analyses the problems, applications, challenges, and power of women in the accounting and finance professions.

Contenu

Part I: Overview

1. Why we need women in numbers? Developments concerning women in the accounting, finance and taxation professions

PART II THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE ACCOUNTING SECTOR

2. Feminization in The Accounting Arena: A Basic Qualitative Study

3. The Female Accountant in Brazilian Academic Publications

4. Women in the Accounting Profession in Turkey

5. The Impact of The Board of D rectors Compos t on on the F nanc al Performance of Llc's In Kosovo

6. Ridin' Down The Highway - Trajectories of Female Professors in the Accounting Academy In Brazil

7. Is the Accounting Profession Gendered as Masculine? Perceptions of Entrepreneur Woman Accountants in Turkey

PART III THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN FINANCE SECTOR

8. Influence of Female Boardroom Presence On Firm Value: An Analysis of the Brazilian Capital Market

9. Health Care Financing and Reform In Albania A Situational Analysis

10. Women and the Brazilian Financial Market: A Sight Through Gender Lens

11. Women: Beyond Soc al Responsibility and Towards Social Innovation For A Sustainable Society. Lessons from The Past

PART IV THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE TAX ARENA

12. Are Women More Tax Literate Than Men? Empirical Evidence From Romania

PART V THE PLACE OF WOMEN ON BOARDS

13. Women On Boards: The Influence Of Women As CFO in The Level of Disclosure Of Brazilian Firms

14.Perceived Reasons for Low Female Representation on The Boards Of Directors

15.Gender Diversity On The Board Of Directors And Top Management Of Portuguese Listed Firms

16.Influence Of Female Boardroom Presence On Firm Value: An Analisys In Brazilian Capital Market

17. Corporate Social Responsibility And The Participation Of Women In Economic Growth

18. Between The Pen And The Dish Cloth: Paradoxes Of Globalization

19. Women-Owned Businesses In Tanzania: Start Up Motives And Factors Affecting Their SMEs Performance

DISCUSSION