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The Effects of National Culture on Financial Statement Comparability: A Survey of Research Findings

Many of those who advocate the adoption of a set of high‐quality global financial accounting standards (International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRSs) do so on the basis of enhanced cross‐border financial statement comparability. Indeed, the notion that financial statements would be prepared on a single set of accounting standards regardless of the country of domicile of the underlying businesses certainly has its merits. However, there is a growing body of academic research providing evidence that simply adopting IFRSs, by itself, is not sufficient to result in an enduring improvement in financial reporting quality within IFRS‐adopting countries. National culture, for instance, has the potential to affect accountants' judgments in applying financial accounting standards—regardless of those standards' origin—and to impact national institutions that further influence national accounting. Here, we highlight the findings of some of the relevant research on national culture published in accounting journals in recent years and discuss some potential implications of those findings. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Letter From the Editor

Letter From the Editor

What is Neurofeedback: An Update

Written to educate both professionals and the general public, this article provides an update and overview of the field of neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback). The process of assessment and neurofeedback training is explained. Then, areas in which neurofeedback is being used as a treatment are identified and a survey of research findings is presented. Potential risks, side effects, and adverse reactions are cited and guidelines provided for selecting a legitimately qualified practitioner.

Reflections on Anonymity

Experiences of anonymity and the trends of a brief survey of research findings are discussed. It is proposed that notions and experiences of anonymity ought to be thought, taught and written about much more than they are at present.

Towards a Kuhnian approach to curriculum development

During the 1960s and 1970s, large-scale, ‘top-down’ curriculum development projects were fashionable in the uk, usa and Australia. Central teams (often teachers on secondment) identified curriculum aims and objectives, selected content, suggested teaching methods and produced materials. These curriculum packages were then distributed to schools through quite elaborate diffusion and dissemination networks. Surprisingly and disappointingly, much of this effort, expertise and financial investment often had little effect on curriculum practice. Many of the packages lay unused on school stockroom shelves or were so radically altered by teachers as to be virtually unrecognizable to the developers. In his survey of research findings on the poor uptake of science ‘packages’, Hodson (1985) identified two major causes: failure to meet local needs, and implementation and maintenance resources that schools could not provide. Whilst changes in the economic climate have caused us to abandon much of this large-scale curriculum development activity, there is still a penchant for top-down curriculum development, which, in my view, is entirely mistaken. I believe that this approach to curriculum development has such fundamental weaknesses that it is unlikely ever to prove consistently successful.

What Helps Rehabilitation? A Survey of Research Findings

What Helps Rehabilitation? A Survey of Research Findings

The Shape Project for Young Offenders:

A survey of research findings concerning current provisions For young offenders is followed by an outline of the rationale, objectives, and methods of Shape, a British community-based rehabilitation program for young males. The major emphases of the program are systematic training in social and self-help skills to provide alternatives to offending behaviors. There are three stages of the program. The first is a period of assessment lo specify current assets and deficits and future targets. The second puts the program into effect and begins the transfer into independent living in the community, which is completed in Stage III.

Presenting technical information: A survey of research findings : Wright, P. Instructional Science, 1977, 6, 93–134

Presenting technical information: A survey of research findings : Wright, P. Instructional Science, 1977, 6, 93–134

Presenting technical information: A survey of research findings

This paper reviews research investigations into various aspects of the presentation of technical information. It considers the objectives of different readers who may be consulting the information as a reference work or who may need to assimilate the information in its entirety. Ways of using headings, summaries and questions to achieve these differing objectives are discussed. The review also considers the usefulness of alternatives to prose, such as flow charts, tabulation schemes and graphic presentations. It is concluded that although there is no single “best” presentation format, and although the research literature is in many places incomplete, nevertheless there are a number of studies demonstrating the advantages of particular presentation formats in specific circumstances. The results of these studies need to be given due weighting where decisions are taken about the appropriate way of presenting any technical information.

Psychiatric Patients and Extended Visit: A Survey of Research Findings

Psychiatric Patients and Extended Visit: A Survey of Research Findings

Book Reviews

Book review in this article.Walker, Charles R. Toward the Automatic Factory: A Case Study of Men and Machines. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1957. Pp. xxii + 232. $5.00.Fiedler, Fred E. Leader Attitudes and Group Effectiveness. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1958. Pp. 69. $1.75.Stogdill, Ralph M., and Coons, Alvin E. (Eds.) Leader Behavior: Its Description and Measurement. (Ohio Studies in Personnel, Research Monograph No. 88) Columbus, O.: Bureau of Business Research, College of Commerce and Administration, Ohio State University, 1957. Pp. xv + 168. $2.00.Ginzberg, Eli, and Reilley, Ewing W., Effecting Change in Large Organizations. New York: Columbia University Press, 1957. Pp. xvi + 155. $3.50.Uris, Auren. The Efficient Executive. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Company, Inc., 1957. Pp. x + 308. $4.95.Marrow, Alfred J. Making Management Human. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Company, Inc., 1957. Pp. xi + 241. $5.00.Martineau, Pierre. Motivation in Advertising. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Company, Inc., 1957. Pp. xi + 210. $5.50.Havemann, Ernest. The Age of Psychology. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Pp. ix + 115. $3.50, cloth bound; $1.00, paper bound.United States Civil Service Commission. Leadership and Supervision: A Survey of Research Findings. (Personnel Management Series No. 9) Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1957. Pp. viii + 62. $0.30.Uniter States Civil Service Commission. Assessing and Reporting Training Needs and Progress. (Personnel Methods Series No. 3) Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1956. Pp. vi + 77. $0.30.Livingston, Robert T., and Milberg, Stanley H. (Eds.) Human Relations in Industrial Research Management. New York: Columbia University Press, 1957. Pp. xi + 418. $8.50.Super, Donald E., and Bachrach, Paul B. Scientific Careers and Vocational Development Theory. New York: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1957. Pp. xii + 135. $1.00.

Leadership and Supervision: A Survey of Research Findings.

Previous articleNext article No AccessReviews of Government Reports and Public DocumentsLeadership and Supervision: A Survey of Research Findings.Phyllis OsbornPhyllis Osborn Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Social Service Review Volume 31, Number 3Sep., 1957 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/640336 Views: 1Total views on this site Copyright 1957 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.