THE NIGERIAN ACCOUNTANT IN A CHANGING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
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2005-07-15
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Sahel Analyst
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Accountant occupies a very unique position in any organization as, he is always referred to as the life-wire of his establishmen. Accounting as a profession has come of age and current developments demand of Accountant to go on extra mile before he could be adjudged as an achiever. However, since the Accountant does not operate in a vacuum, he has several forces w contend with if only he is to succeed m this environment that is saddled with political and economic manipulations. This study examines some of those problems such as political, economic, and ethical facing the profession. Being a theoretical review it went further to discuss their influences on the Accountants performance in the tight of the environment in which he operates. The study was concluded by recommending some policy options, which the Accountant should absence as necessary qualities for the accomplishment of the Herculean task ahead of him. These include: the maintenance of the professional integrity, prudence in spending accountability in operations and transparency in disposition all of which, will enable him succeed in the face of all those hindrances.
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Accountant, Economic Environment, Political Environment