Perception of the Millennial Generation on Quality of Life and Motivation Career in Accounting

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.201212.069How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Career path, Extrinsic motivation, Intrinsic motivation, Quality of life, Student perception

Abstract

The objective of this study is to recognize accounting students’ perception on quality of life and motivation, which is divided into three groups based on gender, university types, and student’s decision whether they choose a career as a public accountant or a private accountant. The data were collected from several universities in Java Island. The survey was distributed online and obtained a total of 445 valid questionnaires used to test the research model. The results of this study found that all students need a quality of life and motivation for a career in accounting. The implication of this study which are for universities, professional accounting institutions, and companies in general, is to provide a more specific understanding of the perceptions of male and female students, public and private universities students, and also students’ decision in choosing their careers as public or private accountants, about quality of life and motivation in accounting careers.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Saarce Elsye Hatane
AU  - Stella Wulan Pratama
AU  - Fenia Agustin Gunawan
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/14
TI  - Perception of the Millennial Generation on Quality of Life and Motivation Career in Accounting
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Tourism, Economics, Accounting, Management and Social Science (TEAMS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 493
EP  - 504
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.201212.069
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.201212.069
ID  - Hatane2020
ER  -