A Comparative Investigation into the Diffusion of Management Accounting Innovations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
This study examined the influence of contextual factors upon the diffusion of cost and management accounting techniques and procedures. The research involved surveys and interviews with CIMA members in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a career success model for academics at the Malaysian research universities. Design/methodology/approach – Self-administered and online surveys were used for data collection among 325 academics from Malaysian research universities. Findings – Based on the analysis of structural equation modeling, the proposed model explained 48 per cent of the variance of academics’ career success. Specifically, the result shows that there are positive significant effects between organizational support, extraversion personality, person-job fit and academics’ career success. A full mediation effect of proactive behavior was established on the relationship between organizational support and career success. Overall, the results confirmed that the proposed model succinctly explains career success among academics in Malaysian research universities. Research limitations/implications – The authors present a career success model for academics at Malaysian research universities. Th...