Accounting students perception on pursuing professional exam.
Prior studies indicate that people’s perception have an important influence on their career decisions. This study explores the accounting students’ perceptions on professional examination and the factors that influence their decisions to take the exam. Questionnaires were distributed to final yea...
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| description | Prior studies indicate that people’s perception have an important influence on their career
decisions. This study explores the accounting students’ perceptions on professional
examination and the factors that influence their decisions to take the exam. Questionnaires
were distributed to final year accounting students of a public university in Malaysia. About
103 questionnaires were completed and usable for the purpose of the study. Regression
analysis was employed to analyse the data. The results indicate that about 70% of the
respondents plan to work immediately after graduating, and only about 28% of the
respondents really have the intention to pursue professional qualification. Among others, the
findings reveal that the job security and stability, and opportunities for advancement as well
as the students’ perception towards the profession are the three main variables found to be
significant in influencing the accounting students’ decision to pursue professional
examination. The results of the study appear to suggest that the educators and universities
must play their role to positively influence and motivate the students to pursue professional
examination. The favourable information about the profession may attract the potential
students to take the challenge. |
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| spelling | upm-277942014-06-30T04:40:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27794/ Accounting students perception on pursuing professional exam. Mustapha, Mazlina Abu Hassan , Mohammad Hasmawi Prior studies indicate that people’s perception have an important influence on their career decisions. This study explores the accounting students’ perceptions on professional examination and the factors that influence their decisions to take the exam. Questionnaires were distributed to final year accounting students of a public university in Malaysia. About 103 questionnaires were completed and usable for the purpose of the study. Regression analysis was employed to analyse the data. The results indicate that about 70% of the respondents plan to work immediately after graduating, and only about 28% of the respondents really have the intention to pursue professional qualification. Among others, the findings reveal that the job security and stability, and opportunities for advancement as well as the students’ perception towards the profession are the three main variables found to be significant in influencing the accounting students’ decision to pursue professional examination. The results of the study appear to suggest that the educators and universities must play their role to positively influence and motivate the students to pursue professional examination. The favourable information about the profession may attract the potential students to take the challenge. Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27794/1/ID%2027794.pdf Mustapha, Mazlina and Abu Hassan , Mohammad Hasmawi Accounting students perception on pursuing professional exam. In: Accounting Research and Education Conference: Economic Transformation Program: The Role Accounting Education and Profession , 22-23 Feb. 2012, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor. . English |
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