Open AccessAn Empirical Analysis Of Underlying Factors Affecting The Choice Of Accounting Major
Author(s) -
Abbas Heiat,
Doug Brown,
Debra M. Johnson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of college teaching and learning/journal of college teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-894X
pISSN - 1544-0389
DOI - 10.19030/tlc.v4i8.1558
Subject(s) - perception , psychology , accounting , subject matter , selection (genetic algorithm) , empirical research , social psychology , economics , pedagogy , computer science , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , curriculum
This study explores the factors that influence a student’s choice of major along with students’ perceptions of accounting classes and the accounting profession The results indicate that students are most strongly influenced in their choice of major by a genuine interest in the subject matter. This finding is the same regardless of major and gender. Other influential factors include availability of employment, starting pay, and the ability to interact with people. The factor with the least amount of influence on selection of a major is the expected ease of earning a degree.