Personality characteristics, preferences for rewards and the propensity to choose an auditing job
Iryna Alves,
Bruno Gregório,
Sofia M. Lourenço
Abstract:Purpose
This study investigates theoretical relationships among personality characteristics, preferences for different types of rewards and the propensity to choose a job in auditing by management-related higher education students. Specifically, the authors consider motivation, locus of control (internal and external) and self-efficacy (SE) as personality characteristics and financial, extrinsic, support and intrinsic as types of rewards.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected through a questionnair… Show more
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