Personality preferences of accounting and non-accounting graduates seeking to enter the accounting profession
| Autor: | Peter Roebuck, Paul Andon, Kar Ming Chong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Information Systems and Management ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Sociology and Political Science business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Accounting Positive accounting ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION medicine Curriculum development Personality business Psychology Finance media_common Diversity (business) |
| Zdroj: | Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 21:253-265 |
| ISSN: | 1045-2354 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cpa.2010.01.001 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study is to investigate the relative personality preferences of accounting and non-accounting graduates seeking to enter the accounting profession. This study is motivated by the recent changes within the Australian accounting profession to encourage non-accounting graduates to enter the discipline, a key motivation for which is a perceived need to attract a greater diversity of individuals to pursue careers in accounting. Using the personality preferences (as measured using the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator [MBTI]) as an indicator of diversity, the results of this study signify that accounting and non-accounting graduates seeking to enter the accounting profession are likely to share similar personality preferences. The implications of this finding for a range of stakeholders associated with the accounting profession, and for matters such as stereotypical images of accountants, graduate recruitment, and university and professional curriculum development are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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