A brief reflection on the importance of ethics in the accounting profession

Authors

  • Keiko Shinzaki UEM - Maringá - PR
  • Denise Virgínia Corrêa
  • Clemilda Rodrigues Ferreira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

Nowadays one can notice a growing concern in society with the lack of ethical values, something which is greatly due to the capitalist economy which aims at the maximization of profits. Thus ethics has become necessary as a way to preserve human values, even through the elaboration of up-to-date ethic codes, with duties, obligations and punishment well defined so as to inhibit people from performing evil acts. The present study had as its aim to scrutinize the several concepts of ethics and morals as well as the relationships between them and to verify how the study of ethics, mainly professional ethics, may influence society.

Author Biographies

Keiko Shinzaki, UEM - Maringá - PR

Possui graduação em Ciências Contábeis pela UEM (1985), graduação em Matemática Pura pela UEM (1975) e mestrado em Administração - UEM/UEL pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2004). Atualmente é professora assistente - nível C do Departamento de Ciências Contábeis da UEM.

Mais informações: Currículo Lattes - CNPq.

Denise Virgínia Corrêa

Graduação em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM.

Clemilda Rodrigues Ferreira

Graduação em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM.

Published

2005-01-01

How to Cite

Shinzaki, K., Corrêa, D. V., & Ferreira, C. R. (2005). A brief reflection on the importance of ethics in the accounting profession. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 2(3), 57–72. https://doi.org/10.5007/%x

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