Current issues in PhD supervision of accounting and finance students: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand |
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| Institution: | 1. Monash Business School, Monash University, Level 7, 271 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000, Australia;2. La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, 1 Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Melbourne, 3086, Australia;3. Department of Accounting, Monash University, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, Melbourne, 3145, Australia;1. Monash Business School, Monash University, Level 7, 271 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000, Australia;2. La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, 1 Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Melbourne, 3086, Australia;3. Department of Accounting, Monash University, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, Melbourne, 3145, Australia;1. Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Bristol, Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TN, United Kingdom;2. Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, AMBS Building, Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PB, United Kingdom;1. Shenzhen Audencia Business School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China;2. Audencia Business School, Nantes, 44300, France;3. Department of Finance, Strome College of Business, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23529, USA;4. Department of Accounting, College of Business, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 94132, USA;1. University Rey Juan Carlos, Paseo Artilleros s/n, 28032, Madrid, Spain;2. Santalucía and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain;3. Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Instituto Complutense de Análisis Económico, Spain;1. RMIT University, Australia;2. University of Portsmouth, UK;3. Royal Holloway University of London, UK;4. University of Glasgow, UK;1. Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, Department of Accounting, Finance and Banking, Manchester, M15 6BH, United Kingdom;2. Lancaster University Management School, Department of Accounting and Finance, Lancaster, LA1 4YX, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports on the current trends in accounting and finance PhD supervision in Australia and New Zealand. By examining the various supervision styles adopted by students and supervisors, we identified various tensions, including the influence of performance outcomes that may hinder the vibrant spirit of inquiry that should be intrinsic to the PhD journey and to future academia. Our findings demonstrated both supervisor and student preference for more structured (contractual or directorial) styles of supervision. Changes consistent with this preference include group supervision, the closer alignment of student research topics with supervisor interests, and the preference for certain research paradigms and a focus on journal publications. While students and supervisors regard these changes as key elements in addressing the performance demands associated with PhD outcomes, they present challenges for attaining a balance between product (thesis/contribution to knowledge) and process (students' journeys towards scholarship), together with supervisors' roles therein. |
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| Keywords: | Performance standards PhD supervision Accounting and finance Supervision models Supervisory styles Structure and support |
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