Does Automation of the Accounting Profession Affect Employability? An Exploratory Research from Lebanon

Autor:	Hassan Rkein, Hussin J. Hejase, Zeinab A. Issa, Farah J. Awada
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Quantitative analysis (finance) Critical thinking business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Unemployment Exploratory research Public institution Accounting Sample (statistics) Business Employability media_common Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Business and Management. :175-193
ISSN:	2329-3292 2329-3284
DOI:	10.4236/ojbm.2020.81011
Popis:	Technology advancement and automation of job functions will impact negatively numerous job categories, among these are accounting jobs. This paper aims to qualitatively assess the impact of automation of the profession of accounting on employability by conducting a qualitative research using semi-structured interviews with a convenient sample of Lebanese employees, employers, instructors and students who were willing to participate and offer their insights. For that purpose, a literature review is first conducted to build the theoretical platform followed by pinpointing what researchers have contended about the impact of automation. Findings of this research suggest that respondents were aware of the fact that specific accounting jobs will disappear though new jobs may substitute the aforementioned specially jobs that necessitate skills such as critical thinking and consultancy. Findings, as simple as these are, are used as initial indicators to shed light on the impact of automation on Lebanese management and policy makers in private and public institutions as well as universities. Other researchers may benefit by conducting more in depth qualitative and/or quantitative analysis to generalize the outcomes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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