New Waves in Academic Accounting Research: Capturing the Future
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56830/IJAMS04202401Keywords:
Blockchain, Automation, Data Analytics, Agile AccountingAbstract
This research aims to study the current waves and trends in academic accounting and auditing thought during the current decade, to open the way to form a sound opinion about what future studies and research in the field of accounting should revolve around during the next decade, with a focus on modern applications and the impact of technology on the accounting and auditing profession at the international level, and to serve the objectives of the study, recent studies were surveyed during the years starting from 2020 until now in the leading scientific journals in accounting to conclude modern research waves and trends. The study concluded that data analytics, agile accounting, automation, and blockchain are among the most important trends in contemporary accounting thought.
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