Occupation and profession have been used interchangeably. Webster defines occupation as “the work that a person does; a person's job or profession” and profession as “a type of job that requires special education, training, or skill.” They appear to be the synonyms of one another until you gain knowledge and education. A cohort member, Adrienne Jones, stated that an “occupation is something a person does to live while a profession is something a person lives to do”. In the same sense you can learn to love your occupation over time. Any occupation can turn into a profession. You start an occupation or a job and with time it can turn into a profession because you gain the knowledge and understanding in that particular field. . Education
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Webster defines professionalism as “the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or professional person”. You have to first look at the definition of a profession(al). Elizabeth H. Gorman and Rebecca L. Sandefur in the article “Golden Age, Quiescence, and Revival: How the Sociology of Professions Became the Study of Knowledge based Work” defines a professional using four traits: 1) expert knowledge, 2) technical autonomy, 3) a normative orientation toward the service of others, and 4) high status, income, and other rewards. A second definition from Webster associates it more with Gorman and Sandefur’s definition “the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well.” These characteristics were set forth in the Golden age and are still recognizable to the current workforce. However, the attributes of professionalism have evolved and other attributes have appeared as it is shown from the second definition from Webster. Other attributes that are associated with professionalism, but not limited to, are: integrity, honesty, self-control, aspiration, and leadership. Several cohort members choose articles relating to fields outside of Accounting such as information technology, entertainment, and the medical field. When looking at professionalism over various industries you see similar characteristics. The different fields showed that …show more content…
This has been questioned because of the scandals and fraud that have been occurring throughout the Accounting field. I believe the Accounting field has still maintained its professionalism but its reputation has suffered. It has suffered because Accountants have been held socially responsible for the fraud that has happened. Accountants serve the public interest and their job is to ensure that the financial statements are reported according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Webster defines professionalism as “the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or professional person”. You have to first look at the definition of a profession(al). Elizabeth H. Gorman and Rebecca L. Sandefur in the article “Golden Age, Quiescence, and Revival: How the Sociology of Professions Became the Study of Knowledge based Work” defines a professional using four traits: 1) expert knowledge, 2) technical autonomy, 3) a normative orientation toward the service of others, and 4) high status, income, and other rewards. A second definition from Webster associates it more with Gorman and Sandefur’s definition “the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well.” These characteristics were set forth in the Golden age and are still recognizable to the current workforce. However, the attributes of professionalism have evolved and other attributes have appeared as it is shown from the second definition from Webster. Other attributes that are associated with professionalism, but not limited to, are: integrity, honesty, self-control, aspiration, and leadership. Several cohort members choose articles relating to fields outside of Accounting such as information technology, entertainment, and the medical field. When looking at professionalism over various industries you see similar characteristics. The different fields showed that …show more content…
This has been questioned because of the scandals and fraud that have been occurring throughout the Accounting field. I believe the Accounting field has still maintained its professionalism but its reputation has suffered. It has suffered because Accountants have been held socially responsible for the fraud that has happened. Accountants serve the public interest and their job is to ensure that the financial statements are reported according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles