American Accounting Association

AAA SERVICES AND MEMBER BENEFITS SURVEY RESULTS

QUESTION 2: Ranking the AAA's Strategic Goals

STRATEGIC GOALS Priority Ranking
1 2 3 4
Excellence in Accounting Research 35% 28% 23% 14%
Excellence in Accounting Instruction 58% 32% 8% 2%
Contribute to Excellence in Accounting Practice 5% 31% 41% 23%
Efficient and Effective Association Management 2% 9% 28% 61%

QUESTIONS FOR CONTENT ANALYSIS Num Yes No
Do you have any suggestions for changes in these Association strategic goals? 547 13% 87%
Do you have any suggestions for changes in the Association's accounting research activities? 547 32% 68%
Do you have any suggestions for changes in the Association's accounting instruction activities? 547 14% 86%
Do you have any suggestions for changes in the Association's accounting practice activities? 547 10% 90%
Do you have any suggestions for changes in these Association's management activities? 547 15% 85%
Do you have any suggestions for changes in these Association's meetings and conference activities? 547 15% 85%

RESPONSIVENESS TO MEMBERS' REQUESTS Num Yes No
Have you contacted the AAA's Headquarters office by mail, telephone, or by a visit within the last three years? 529 62% 38%
If Yes, did the AAA's staff personnel respond effectively to your requests for assistance? 326 94% 6%
If you visited the office, did you consider the available facilities to be generally effective? 40 53% 47%

INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS Num Yes No
Do you currently have local access to Internet? 526 82% 18%

RESOURCE ALLOCATION BASED ON GOAL PRIORITY RANKING
Accounting Research Ranking 1 (35%) 2 (28%) 3 (23%) 4 (14%)
Excellence in Accounting Research 45% 29% 19% 12%
Excellence in Accounting Instruction 28% 42% 44% 45%
Contribute to Excellence in Accounting Practice 16% 16% 24% 24%
Efficient and Effective Association Management 11% 13% 13% 19%
Accounting Instruction Ranking 1 (58%) 2 (32%) 3 (8%) 4 (2%)
Excellence in Accounting Research 23% 44% 37% 39%
Excellence in Accounting Instruction 44% 29% 20% 9%
Contribute to Excellence in Accounting Practice 20% 15% 23% 32%
Efficient and Effective Association Management 13% 12% 20% 20%
Accounting Practice Ranking 1 (5%) 2 (31%) 3 (41%) 4 (23%)
Excellence in Accounting Research 29% 20% 36% 37%
Excellence in Accounting Instruction 31% 41% 37% 36%
Contribute to Excellence in Accounting Practice 21% 26% 16% 10%
Efficient and Effective Association Management 19% 13% 11% 17%
Association Management Ranking 1 (2%) 2 (9%) 3 (28%) 4 (61%)
Excellence in Accounting Research 29% 25% 30% 32%
Excellence in Accounting Instruction 39% 41% 38% 38%
Contribute to Excellence in Accounting Practice 17% 15% 17% 20%
Efficient and Effective Association Management 15% 19% 15% 10%

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