This study investigates the relation between acquiring firm director trading (net sales, net purchases or no trade) and share market reaction to merger and acquisition announcement (M&A). This provides an initial sample of 658 M&A announcements by Australian acquiring firms between 2003 and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the requirements of accounting graduates in relation to generic attributes. Employers have consistently maintained that graduates are deficient in this area. This Australia‐wide, all‐sector study addresses the issue by examining what...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the requirements of accounting graduates in relation to generic attributes. Employers have consistently maintained that graduates are deficient in this area. This Australia-wide, all-sector study addresses the issue by examining what...