Britton McKay

Georgia Southern University | GSU · School of Accountancy

In this paper we consider whether experience gained on the job through an internship results in knowledge that can help with passing the CPA exam. It would seem that a candidate for the CPA exam would be better prepared if they had the combination of education and practical experience. We examine the CPA exam performance of 72 graduate students tha...

The presence and impact of sexual harassment at work has long been underestimated by those most directly impacted, including university students readying to enter the work force. The current study compares university students' expectations regarding the likelihood and impact of sexual harassment in the workforce, across a ten-year divide. Today's c...

As evidenced by recent legislation and media attention, eradicating gender inequity in the workforce is of significant importance today. However, this interest in justice stands in bold contrast to the continued wage gap, the steady number of gender discrimination suits filed, and the plethora of cases exposed in the media. Previous data collected...

We investigate whether the use of decision aids that integrate experts' knowledge structures into their designs can effectively promote the acquisition of expertlike knowledge and improve future judgments. Results of two laboratory experiments (one involving 115 senior accounting students and one involving 78 master of accounting students) indicate...

This study investigates a method for measuring knowledge structure development in novice accountants by extending Bonner and Walker (1994), which examined the effects of instruction and experience on the acquisition of declarative and procedural knowledge. We employ Pathfinder network scaling, a recently developed and validated measure of knowledge...