“…Research in the fourth category of studies investigated the perceived intrinsic, financial and job related factors connected with a career in accounting (Adams, Pryor, & Adams, 1994;Ahmed, Alam, & Alam, 1997;Allen, 2004;Chen, Jones, & McIntyre, 2003;Cohen & Hanno, 1993;Fedoryshyn & Tyson, 2003;Felton, Buhr, & Northey, 1994;Felton, Dimnik, & Northey, 1995;Fisher & Murphy, 1995;Gul, Andrew, Leong, & Ismail, 1989;Hardin, et al, 2000;Hartwell, et al, 2005;Hermanson, et al, 1995;Inman, et al, 1989;Jackman & Hollingworth, 2005;Malthus & Fowler, 2009;Nelson & Deines, 1995;Nelson & Vendrzyk, 1996;Nelson, Vendrzyk, Quirin, & Allen, 2002;Paolillo & Estes, 1982;Sugahara & Boland, 2009;Tan & Laswad, 2005Wells & Fieger, 2006). These studies consistently found that financial and job related factors had a greater influence than did intrinsic factors on the career and degree major decision for accountants while non-accountants considered the intrinsic factors more important.…”