The impact of various factors on the personality, job satisfaction and turnover intentions of professional accountants

Abstract

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Impact of Gender upon the Perception and Auditor's Job Satisfaction

“…Studies carried out in the area of behaviors science point out that being high in auditors' job satisfaction resulted in increasing their incentive for continuing being colleague with organization (Arnold & Feldman, 1982;Porter & Steers, 1973). This relationship has been meaningful in the studies carried out by auditors (Dole & Schroeder, 2001;Harrell & Stahl, 1984;Rhode, Sorensen, & Lawler III, 1977). Identifying basic factors of auditors' job satisfaction in audit firms and also employers and directors awareness with regard to attitudinal differences of men and women could help them in keeping their auditors and providing proper environmental conditions.…”

Impact of Personality Type on Job Productivity

“…People are motivated to act in accordance with their self-concept. They deny or distort the experiences that are contrary to their self-concept [1].…”

“…Differences in job satisfaction occur due to personality. Possession of certain personality characteristics is associated with the choice of occupations, and individuals not possessing these characteristics are more likely to exhibit low job satisfaction [1].…”

“…Personality type has been shown to be related to management, leadership and decision-making style; for example, it has been suggested that the dominance of Sensing / Concrete types in the accounting profession as a whole does not apply to those at the higher levels, who are predominantly Intuitive / Conceptual [2]. Carol and Richard [1] suggested that future research should also determine if organizations employing accountants are attempting to assess whether potential employees possess the requisite personality type apparently necessary for success. Empirical findings of John and Frederic [18] determine that the differences in team performance were primarily caused by differences in the personality-type composition of the two teams.…”

Improving employee performance using Innovative L&D Interventions

“…Scholars have clearly established the direct linkage between job satisfaction and organizational commitment on employee retention. (Budhwar & Mellahi, 2007, Dole & Schroeder, 2001. Various studies have proved that among other factors training and development opportunities can significantly enhance the organizational commitment and satisfaction of employees (Meyer & Smith, 2000).…”