THE ACCOUNTANTS STEREOTYPE - A LOOK BACK AT GRANLEESE AND BARRETT (1990)

Granleese and Barrett (1990, Personality and Individual Differences, 1 1, 957-964) report an operational replication of the Bedeian, Mosshold er, Touliatos, and Barkman (1986, Career Development Quarterly, 35, 11 3-122) investigation of the accountant's stereotype. Utilizing a large ly Irish sample, they tested the generalizability of the Bedeian et al , findings. Although we encourage replication research, the Granleese and Barrett study raises concerns that may render its findings suspect . We examine three of these concerns, indicating where we feel interpr etational problems may surface.