11th International Accounting Conference in istanbul

11^th INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL

October 31-November 2, 2014

INTERDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH

International Accounting Conference of the Accounting Academicians’ Research and Collaboration Foundation (AARCF) is held annually and the hosting institution rotates between various Turkish Universities. The host of the 2014 Conference is Sabanci University, a modern private university located on the Asian side of Istanbul.

The theme for the 2014 Conference is “Interdisciplinary Aspects of Accounting Research”. Interdisciplinary accounting research has received a major boost in recent years. The Conference aims to bring together accounting researchers with broad social science interests and to raise issues regarding the way accounting affects, and is affected by social, political and economic environments and other disciplines.

The Conference is dedicated to the advancement of accounting theory and practice. It provides a platform to discuss the interaction between accounting and other disciplines. Contemporary research directions in accounting show a trend toward convergence of different and complementary approaches, seeking synergy among different research methods and disciplines. Accounting research can benefit from integration with advances in economic, organizational, and social theories. The Conference sessions and papers will critique contemporary theory and practice, examine historical and interdisciplinary dimensions of accounting research, debate policy alternatives, and explore new perspectives and changes in the field. Included in the program are plenary and concurrent sessions and research paper presentations on selected themes and issues, enhanced by keynote speakers.

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Istanbul, historically also known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is the largest city in Turkey and one of the largest cities in the world, with a population ofmore than 17 million. With her natural beauties and rich history, Istanbul, is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the world. The city has a lot of historical structures from the Byzantium and Ottoman periods; it is also a mega city, as well as the cultural and financial center of Turkey. Istanbul is located along the Bosphorus and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. Istanbul extends both on the European and on the Asian sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Throughout its long history, it has been a contact point of many civilizations and cultures. In this respect,Istanbul is indeed the perfect location to host a conference on interdisciplinary aspects of accounting research.

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Accounting Academicians’ Research and Collaboration Foundation (AARCF), whose foundation has been enrolled and announced officially as of November 13, 1995; represents all of the accounting academicians who work in the universities in Turkey and it is a foundation based on volunteerism serving the purposes of raising the accounting scientists in the best way, improving the science of accounting and also scientific discussion environments,  contributing to the enhancement of the levels of accounting education and research and finally strengthening the cooperation between the accounting scientists.  See more at: http://modav.org.tr

Sabanci University (SU) is a modern, private university established by the Sabanci Family Educational Foundation in 1999. It is a research based university where all teaching is in English. A basic mission of the university is to cultivate its existing local and regional comparative advantages to generate, articulate, uncover and develop leading-edge knowledge in order to create competitive competencies within an international and global context. In line with its internationalization strategy, the University takes active initiative to form and to select international and global educational and research networks and partnerships in key global regions.  See more at: http://sabanciuniv.edu.tr