An Empirical Analysis of Career Choice Factors Among Accountants, Attorneys, Engineers, and Physicians*.

L. S. Rosen; Joseph G. P. Paolillo; Ralph W. Estes

doi:10.2308/tar-4497729

An Empirical Analysis of Career Choice Factors Among Accountants, Attorneys, Engineers, and Physicians*.

L. S. Rosen; Joseph G. P. Paolillo¹; Ralph W. Estes²

¹ Assistant Professor of Business Administration, University of Wyoming 1 · ² Professor of Accountancy, Wichita State University 2

The Accounting Review 1982

Abstract ABSTRACT: Several studies have identified and reported various factors influencing career-choice decisions of accountants; but none has been reported that systematically relates career-choice factors of accountants with those of other professionals. To provide data for comparisons, ratings of career-choice factors were obtained from accountants, attorneys, engineers, and physicians. A multiple discriminant analysis of these data reveals distinctive differences in career-choice and motivating factors among the four professions.

DOI: 10.2308/tar-4497729
Volume: 57 (4)
Pages: 785-793
Language: en
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