[Inhoudsopgave]: Foreword (Helen Brand, Chief Executive, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants; Sir David Tweedie, Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board). Introduction. 1 Recharging Yourself to Face the Challenge. 2""""Uphold Morality on Strong Shoulders and Create Brilliant Writings with a Fine Hand"""". 3 Making Your Writings More Citable and Your Students More Useful to Society. 4 Honesty is the Core of Integrity; Awakening is the Prerequisite to Achievement. 5 Innovative Thinking and the Pursuit of Excellence. 6 A Good Essay is the Result of Good Subject Matter; Steady Progress is the Result of Strong Resolve. 7 Studying Philosophy: Clear Directions at a Glance. 8 Studying Classics for Enlightenment. Appendix. Index. [Flaptekst]: During a long career in government service Wang Jun, China's Vice Minister of Finance, has witnessed the birth and growth of the modern Chinese accountancy profession and has been instrumental in initiating and implementing many of the changes that have brought the profession to line with international standards. As China has been called upon to play an increasingly influential role on the world economic stage, the author has been at the forefront of the nation's efforts to train a new generation of professional accounting talent capable of meeting the challenges presented by an increasingly globalized economy. Under his guidance, a number of key initiatives for selecting and training talented accounting professionals for leadership roles have been put in place. Throughout this process, Wang has proved himself to be an inspirational speaker in a number of keynote addresses to those charged with taking China into the future.Accounting with Heart is a collection of those speeches, in which he outlines his thoughts and findings on the future of the profession and its part in the development of China's economy. Accounting with Heart brings to an English-speaking audience the author's experiences, his reflections on human psychology and behavior, and his deeply held convictions on a whole range of issues surrounding the training of talent for the accountancy profession.With a unique blend of traditional and modern Chinese philosophy and literature, the speeches provide revealing insights into wider developments in thought leadership in China today. Wang Jun's undisputed contributions to China's accounting profession makeAccounting with Heart indispensable for any person interested in following China's rapid growth and development on the world stage.