TY - JOUR
T1 - New development
T2 - Bridging the gap—analysis of required competencies for management accountants in the public sector
AU - Budding, Tjerk
AU - de Jong, Gert
AU - Smit, Marion
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - IMPACT: This article shows that instead of technical skills, traditionally seen as the main element in public sector accounting education, interpersonal skills are competencies that need further development by public sector management accountants. By identifying the importance of competencies, as well as analysing the degree to which professionals possess these competencies, the authors provide a framework for further analysis on the education needs of public sector financial specialists.
AB - IMPACT: This article shows that instead of technical skills, traditionally seen as the main element in public sector accounting education, interpersonal skills are competencies that need further development by public sector management accountants. By identifying the importance of competencies, as well as analysing the degree to which professionals possess these competencies, the authors provide a framework for further analysis on the education needs of public sector financial specialists.
KW - Competencies
KW - education
KW - management accountants
KW - public sector
KW - public sector accounting education
KW - skills
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U2 - 10.1080/09540962.2022.2068862
DO - 10.1080/09540962.2022.2068862
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129200783
SN - 0954-0962
VL - 42
SP - 565
EP - 568
JO - Public Money and Management
JF - Public Money and Management
IS - 7
ER -
