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Joel Amernic

Researcher at University of Toronto

Publications -  69
Citations -  2800

Joel Amernic is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Positive accounting & Accounting information system. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 67 publications receiving 2569 citations.

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An examination of professional commitment in public accounting

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the professional commitment of Canadian Chartered Accountants who are partners, managers (supervisors) and other staff CAs in public practice in relation to organizational commitment, professional-organizational conflict, satisfaction with income and organizational level.
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Accounting as a facilitator of extreme narcissism

TL;DR: The authors argue that the special features possessed by financial accounting facilitate extreme narcissism in susceptible CEOs, and propose that extremely narcissistic CEOs are key players in a recurring discourse cycle facilitating financial accounting language and measures, and develop alertness to the potential for accounting, when engaged by an extremely narcissistic CEO, to be a precursor or implement of unethical behaviour.
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PowerPoint Presentation Technology and the Dynamics of Teaching

TL;DR: In this article, a wide-ranging analysis of the use of PowerPoint technology in higher education is presented, addressing four overlapping issues: has PowerPoint led to more effective learning? What impact has PowerPoint had on the dynamics of classrooms? What are some important aspects of the culture that accompanies PowerPoint? How has PowerPoint affected orality, visuality and literacy?
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The transformational leader as pedagogue, physician, architect, commander, and saint: Five root metaphors in Jack Welch's letters to stockholders of General Electric:

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse the corpus of CEO letters to stockholders that were signed by a widely revered business leader, Jack Welch, during his tenure as CEO of the General Electric Company [GE], 1981-2000.
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Perverse Audit Culture and Accountability of the Modern Public University

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest ways for public universities to acknowledge the need for accountability while remaining true to core academic purposes by re-thinking and reformulating approaches to university performance management.