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Abstract
This study responds to ongoing challenges with recruiting quality graduate talent in the accounting/finance industry, critical given transforming labour market needs. Drawing on Person-Organisation-Fit theory, we explore what attracts 475 Accounting/Finance students to graduate roles, their preferences for different organisation types, and influences on career decision-making. Supporting earlier work, we evidence dominating preferences for the ‘Big Four’ firms yet decipher appealing features of other organisational types and important intrinsic and extrinsic factors in decision-making. Findings inform stakeholder strategies to support students for sustainable careers in different accounting/finance contexts, and improve the recruitment outcomes of all organisation types in the industry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3761-3790 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Accounting & Finance |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 30 Dec 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
Keywords
- Career
- Employment
- Graduate
- Recruitment
- Talent
- Big 4
- Big Four
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Sustainable Graduate Accounting and Finance Career Pathways: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach
Jackson, D., Richardson, J., Michelson, G. & Munir, R.
13/02/20 → 28/02/21
Project: Research