Teaching, Research and Service: Experience and Opinions of Accounting Spanish Academics

UPF Economics and Business Working Paper No. 536

19 Pages Posted: 29 Jun 2001

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Ester Oliveras

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences

Date Written: Undated

Abstract

Research, teaching and service are the main activities carried out in almost all European universities. Previous research, which has been mainly centred in North-American universities, has found solid results indicating that research and teaching are not equally valued when deciding on faculty promotion. This paper presents the results of a survey realised in two European countries: Spain and the United Kingdom. Mainly, we focus on (i) the impact of teaching and service on time available for research; (ii) the integration of teaching and research and (iii) the perceived value of teaching and research for career success. The results show that both in Spain and in the United Kingdom there is a conflict between teaching and research, which has its origin in the importance attached to research activities on promotion decisions. It also seems evident that the conflict is being solved in favour of research

Keywords: Teaching; Research; Accounting

JEL Classification: M40, A23

Suggested Citation

Oliveras Sobrevias, Ester, Teaching, Research and Service: Experience and Opinions of Accounting Spanish Academics (Undated). UPF Economics and Business Working Paper No. 536, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=273423 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.273423

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