Understanding the Sociology of the Accounting Profession : The Case of Australia

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Sociology of the professions and accounting -- Chapter 3: Examining the Accounting Profession - Development, Structures and Operations -- Chapter 4: Research Methodology: Understanding accounting history through critical and interpretative research -- Chapter 5: Understanding the failed merger attempts through theoretical frameworks -- Chapter 6: The first attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations -- Chapter 7: The second attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations -- Chapter 8: The third attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations -- Chapter 9: The last attempt to unite the dominant professional accounting associations -- Chapter 10: Similarities and differences across all merger attempts -- Chapter 11: Learnings from Merger Attempts: Practical and Theoretical Implications.