 How do personality characteristics of students aspiring an audit career align with entrepreneurial aspirations and public service engagement?Sytse Duiverman ()
Maandblad Voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie Articles, 2023, vol. 97, issue 1-2, 43-55 Abstract: This study focusses on personality characteristics, first, as a driver of a student's preference for a master in accountancy. Then, I examine whether the personality characteristics of accountancy students match the personality characteristics driving a person's public service engagement or entrepreneurial aspirations. The paper provides insights about the motivations of accountancy students amongst whom some will be future statutory auditors. A personality driven motivation towards either public service or entrepreneurship might impact behavioural intentions and may have future audit quality implications. I show that especially a lack of the personality characteristic ‘openness to experience' characterizes students with a preference for accountancy. The results provide evidence that the personality of accountancy students do not match those of students attracted to either public service or entrepreneurial activities. Keywords: Personality; characteristics; accountancy; students; public; service; motivation; entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:arh:jmabec:v:97:y:2023:i:1-2:p:43-55 DOI: 10.5117/mab.97.96824 Access Statistics for this article Maandblad Voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie Articles is currently edited by Chris D. Knoops More articles in Maandblad Voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie Articles from Maandblad Voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie |
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