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This four-volume set draws together a wealth of insights accumulated over the past two decades into the ever-evolving world of accounting ethics. Within its traditional role, the ethical function of accounting has become increasingly apparent in light of some major business collapses, and most recently the Global Financial Crisis has underlined that notions of trust and integrity in financial reporting are crucial for the smooth operation of global markets as well as individual corporations. This work covers various central themes including: - Conventional Views on Accounting Ethics: the ethics of accountants; the hidden ethics of conventional accounting practice - New Views on Accounting Ethics: accounting ethics and post modernity; accounting and discourse ethics; accounting ethics & post-secularism - Accounting Ethics in Context: Accounting Ethics, Professions and Professionalism; Accounting Ethics, Global Institutions & Global Markets; Government Accounting & Accountability - The Future of Accounting Ethics: The Future of Sustainability & Human Rights; Accounting Ethics, Complexity & Networks; Reporting Accounting Ethics & Intangible Assets Masterfully edited and introduced, and with a focus on comprehensive and nuanced scholarly discussion, this set brings together key contributions and skilfully explores a topic that is fast becoming a defining characteristic of our times.

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Ken McPhail was appointed Professor of Accounting at La Trobe in September 2010. Prior to this he was professor of Social and Ethical Accounting at the University of Glasgow, a position he held since 2004. Ken is on the editorial board of Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal and Critical Perspectives on Accounting. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Business Ethics Education and Sustainability, Accountability, Management, and Practice Journal. He has held an Honorary Professorship at Deakin University from February 2006 and sat on the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland's Ethics Committee prior to moving to Melbourne. Ken's research interests lie principally in the area of accounting and business ethics, a topic on which he has lectured and published widely. Amongst his current projects are a special issue on Accounting and Human Rights for the journal Critical Perspectives on Accounting.

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