"Holier than thou" perception bias among professional accountants and accounting students in Germany

Philip Alexander Heinz

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Abstract

The first objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence on whether "holier‐than‐thou" perception bias exists among professional accountants and accounting students in Germany. The second objective of this paper is to examine whether the magnitude of "holier‐than‐thou" perception bias is larger for professionals compared to students.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45
Number of pages1
JournalExpo 2012 Higher Degree Research : book of abstracts
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventHigher Degree Research Expo (8th : 2012) - Sydney
Duration: 12 Nov 201213 Nov 2012

Keywords

  • "Holier than thou" perception bias
  • 'Social Desirability Response Bias'
  • Organizational culture in Big 4 accounting firms
  • Germany

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