Beware of the watchdog! Role communication in job advertisements for management accountants

• Published in: Journal of applied accounting research Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 889 - 909
• Main Authors: Rieg, Robert, Meier, Jan-Hendrik, Finckh, Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leicester Emerald Publishing Limited 30.10.2023; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Advertisements; Communication; Decision making; Employers; Help wanted ads; Higher education; Hypotheses; Labor market; Management accountants; Management accounting; Roles; Web portals; Text mining; Job offers; Management accountant; Business partner; M40; Roles; Controller

PurposeJob advertisements are important means of communicating role expectations for management accountants to the labor market. They provide information about which roles are sought and expected. However, which roles are communicated in job advertisements is unknown so far.Design/methodology/approa...