L'objet de ce papier est d'analyser le profil des hommes qui participent à l'élaboration des normes comptables. La discussion s'articule autour de trois points : 1) l'opposition entre experts et représentants ; 2) l'émergence de plus en plus marquée de professionnels de la normalisation ;...

Our purpose in this paper is to analyse the profile of people involved in accounting standard-setting. The discussion develops three aspects : 1) the opposition between expert and representative standard-setters ; 2) the more and more significant participation of professional standard-setters ;...

L'objet de ce papier est d'analyser le profil des hommes qui participent à l'élaboration des normes comptables. LA discussion s'articule autour de trois points : 1/ l'opposition entre experts et représentants 2/ l'émergence de plus en plus marquée de professionnels de la normalisation 3/ le...

This article offers a synthesis of previous research related to rhetoric and persuasion in accounting standard-setting in order to offer an understanding of why rhetoric is necessary to the process and how it operates. In the first place, the rhetorical dimension of accounting standard-setting...

This article offers a survey related to rhetoric and persuasion in accounting standard-setting. In the first place, the rhetorical dimension of accounting standard-setting is discussed by showing how persuasion is inherent in the process. Secondly, the devices used by the standard-setter in...