Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four
This study responds to ongoing challenges with recruiting quality graduate talent in the accounting/finance industry, critical given transforming labour market requirements. Drawing on Person-Organisation Fit (POF) theory, we explore what attracts 475 Accounting/Finance students to graduate roles, t...
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| author | Jackson, D. Richardson, Julia Michelson, G. Munir, R. |
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| description | This study responds to ongoing challenges with recruiting quality graduate talent in the accounting/finance industry, critical given transforming labour market requirements. Drawing on Person-Organisation Fit (POF) theory, we explore what attracts 475 Accounting/Finance students to graduate roles, their preferences for different organisation types, and influences on career decision-making. Supporting earlier work, we evidence dominating preferences for ‘Big Four’ firms yet discern several appealing features of other organisational types and important intrinsic and extrinsic factors in decision-making. Findings inform stakeholder strategies to support students for sustainable careers in different accounting/finance contexts and improve the recruitment outcomes of all organisation types in the industry. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-881502022-03-28T03:28:09Z Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four Jackson, D. Richardson, Julia Michelson, G. Munir, R. This study responds to ongoing challenges with recruiting quality graduate talent in the accounting/finance industry, critical given transforming labour market requirements. Drawing on Person-Organisation Fit (POF) theory, we explore what attracts 475 Accounting/Finance students to graduate roles, their preferences for different organisation types, and influences on career decision-making. Supporting earlier work, we evidence dominating preferences for ‘Big Four’ firms yet discern several appealing features of other organisational types and important intrinsic and extrinsic factors in decision-making. Findings inform stakeholder strategies to support students for sustainable careers in different accounting/finance contexts and improve the recruitment outcomes of all organisation types in the industry. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88150 10.1111/acfi.12904 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Jackson, D. Richardson, Julia Michelson, G. Munir, R. Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four |
| title | Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four |
| title_full | Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four |
| title_fullStr | Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four |
| title_short | Attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the Big Four |
| title_sort | attracting accounting and finance graduate talent – beyond the big four |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88150 |