Student Perceptions of CPA Profession and Its Effect on Accounting Student Motivation

Adam Zakaria, Adrie Putra

Abstract


This research explores the association between student perception about CPA firm and its effect of their motivation to be an auditor.  That perception was measured by auditor career, salary and be-nefit, job flexibility, personal issues, and accounting curriculum. 114 students filled questionnaires related. The result shows that only auditor career variable which is significant at 5 % level to pre-dict student motivation becoming auditor.

 

Keywords: Auditor Profession, Motivation, Accounting Curriculum


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