Cultureandchannellingcorporatebehaviour:summaryoffindings2AboutACCAACCA(theAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountants)istheglobalbodyforprofessionalaccountants.Weaimtoofferbusiness-relevant,first-choicequalificationstopeopleofapplication,abilityandambitionaroundtheworldwhoseekarewardingcareerinaccountancy,financeandmanagement.Foundedin1904,ACCAhasconsistentlyhelduniquecorevalues:opportunity,diversity,innovation,integrityandaccountability.Webelievethataccountantsbringvaluetoeconomiesinallstagesofdevelopment.Weaimtodevelopcapacityintheprofessionandencouragetheadoptionofconsistentglobalstandards.Ourvaluesarealignedtotheneedsofemployersinallsectorsandweensurethat,throughourqualifications,weprepareaccountantsforbusiness.Weworktoopenuptheprofessiontopeopleofallbackgroundsandremoveartificialbarrierstoentry,ensuringthatourqualificationsandtheirdeliverymeetthediverseneedsoftraineeprofessionalsandtheiremployers.www.accaglobal.comAbouttheESRCTheEconomicandSocialResearchCouncil(ESRC)istheUK’slargestorganisationforfundingresearchoneconomicandsocialissues.Itsupportsindependent,high-qualityresearchwhichhasanimpactonbusiness,thepublicsectorandthethirdsector.TheESRC’stotalbudgetfor2013/14is£212million.Atanyonetimeitsupportsover4,000researchersandpostgraduatestudentsinacademicinstitutionsandindependentresearchinstitutes.TheESRC’sresearchmakesadifference:itshapespublicpoliciesandmakesbusinesses,voluntarybodiesandotherorganisationsmoreeffectiveaswellasshapingwidersociety.www.esrc.ac.uk©TheAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountantsNovember2014Thisispartofaseriesoffourreportsthataimstoassistboardsinpreparingtoassesstheircorporatecultureandinunderstandinghowitcaninfluenceeitherfunctionalordysfunctionalbehaviour.INTHISSERIES...Thefourreportsinthisseriesare: CultureandChannellingCorporateBehaviour:SummaryofFindings,ACCA,2014. CultureandChannellingCorporateBehaviour,Appendix1:ReviewoftheAcademicLiteratureonOrganisationalCulture,ACCA,2014. CultureandChannellingCorporateBehaviour,Appendix...
