A new way of working: Flexibility and work-life balance in the accounting profession in Australia

Handley, K; McGrath-Champ, S; Leung, P

A new way of working: Flexibility and work-life balance in the accounting profession in Australia

Handley, K McGrath-Champ, S Leung, P

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Citation:: Anywhere Working and the New Era of Telecommuting, 2017, pp. 113 - 143
Issue Date:: 2017-01-18

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dc.contributor.author	Handley, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McGrath-Champ, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leung, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-18	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Anywhere Working and the New Era of Telecommuting, 2017, pp. 113 - 143	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1522523286	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781522523284	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123373
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, IGI Global. This chapter provides evidence of the practical implementation of an aspect of 'new ways of working', that is, flexible work arrangements (FWA) in the Australian accounting profession. It reports and analyses the results of interviews of twenty accounting professionals conducted in 2014. FWA refers to the interrelationship between temporal and spatial flexibility which are facilitated by technology. In this chapter, evidence is provided of the public rhetoric regarding FWA by accounting firms, particularly the Big Four firms. This is contrasted with anecdotal testimony from the interviews to reveal the success with which these goals have been adopted and implemented across the accounting profession, and the impact they have on work-life balance (WLB). The findings reveal inconsistencies and prejudices still in place in Australian accounting firms and suggest that, although there has been some success in this area, some conservative views still need challenging.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Anywhere Working and the New Era of Telecommuting	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4018/978-1-5225-2328-4.ch005	en_US
dc.title	A new way of working: Flexibility and work-life balance in the accounting profession in Australia	en_US
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© 2017, IGI Global. This chapter provides evidence of the practical implementation of an aspect of 'new ways of working', that is, flexible work arrangements (FWA) in the Australian accounting profession. It reports and analyses the results of interviews of twenty accounting professionals conducted in 2014. FWA refers to the interrelationship between temporal and spatial flexibility which are facilitated by technology. In this chapter, evidence is provided of the public rhetoric regarding FWA by accounting firms, particularly the Big Four firms. This is contrasted with anecdotal testimony from the interviews to reveal the success with which these goals have been adopted and implemented across the accounting profession, and the impact they have on work-life balance (WLB). The findings reveal inconsistencies and prejudices still in place in Australian accounting firms and suggest that, although there has been some success in this area, some conservative views still need challenging.

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