Study of the career motivators of accounting students in UUM

• Main Authors: Selamat, Mohamad Hisyam, Syed Ismail, Syed Soffian, Engku Ali, Engku Ismail
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2001
• Subjects: HF5601 Accounting
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/5867/1/STUDY_OF_THE_CAREER_MOTIVATORS.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/5867/; http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000200054

This study profiling the career drivers of final-year accounting students at Universiti Utara Malaysia. Specifically, the study identifies what an accounting students is looking for in a career. Comparative examinations of the career drivers are performed by the gender and race. The career driver scores of accounting and non-accounting students are also compared. The results suggest the presence of statistically significant differences between male and female accounting students in the career drivers of power/influence and security. When bumiputra and non-bumiputra setting is used as a basis of comparison, there are statistically significant differences among the accounting students in the areas of status and search for meaning. Accounting and non-accounting students exhibit differences in the career drivers of material rewards, power/influence, search for meaning, expertise, autonomy and security at a statistically significant level of p<0.05. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.