The Supply Shortage of Accounting Graduates in Indonesia: The Public Accounting Firms Perspective

Suryani, Ani Wilujeng

doi:10.18502/kss.v3i3.1896

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“…Socio-cultural and financial factors produce significant variation in students' careers choice, like those in market economies, enabling money and power when deciding career choice (Agarwala, 2008). Low salary is one of the demotivating factors among Indonesian students to choose an accounting career (Suryani, 2018). Similarly, Omar et al (2015) investigated undergraduate students and found that salary is the most important influencing factor for a student to pursue an accounting career.…”

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“…Indeed, the challenge of satisfying the demands of accounting professionals throughout the world could worsen, if urgent steps are not taken to point out the main cause of students not taking accounting majors. In part, low salary, misinformation about workload, and students' negative perception have been acknowledged to be a significant source of this problem (Suryani, 2018).…”

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Effects of Financial Rewards, Parents and Peers, and Benefits and Costs on Choosing Accounting Career: A Global Perspective

Kong¹,

NGAPEY²

2020

JAFEB

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One of the concerns that have received substantial interest in the accounting field, in particular, in accounting education, is the increasing scarcity and demand for professional accountants around the globe. This study aims to investigate the effects of financial rewards (FR), parents' and peers' influence (PPIF), and benefits and cost (BCE) on students' intention to pursue a career in accounting. A quantitative, convenient random sampling approach was used, and an online survey was conducted to collect data from students studying in China. A total of 311 valid responses were used for model testing based on the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behavior. The findings of the study include the positive effects of FR, PPIF, and BCE on accounting career choice (ACC). This study illustrates that FR is the most dominant factor (β=0.479) for influencing ACC. Furthermore, the used factor explained 70% variation in ACC. The results of the study have implications both for accounting firms and universities whether offering or not offering accounting as a major. This study provides a global perspective, which keeps this study unique from other studies. And in this study, the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) has been used which is randomly used in accounting research.

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Effects of Financial Rewards, Parents and Peers, and Benefits and Costs on Choosing Accounting Career: A Global Perspective

Kong¹,

NGAPEY²

2020

JAFEB

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“…The unemployment rate among university graduates is consistently higher than that of the adult population in many countries, and this has become a new social problem [1]. When viewed from the perspective of university graduates themselves, it is found that while studying in university they learn only basic concepts without further application and this causes them to not be ready for work [2]. This is apart from the problem of mismatch between the skills possessed and the demands of the expected level of work because university graduates tend to lack work experience.…”

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The Relationship Between Perceptions of Social Support and Self-Esteem in University Graduates

Hutagalung¹,

Suryadi²

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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University graduates in most countries are facing difficulty in finding work along with the complexity of job integration. University graduates during their study learn strictly basic concepts without further application and this leads to them not being ready for work. This has resulted in university graduate unemployment rates being consistently higher than the adult population of many countries. The intense competition in the job market requires university graduates to have good self-esteem in order to be more confident in developing their career. Strengthening the career adaptability of a university graduate requires more than just improving self-esteem. It involves social support from the people in their life. This study aims to determine the relationship between perceptions of social support and self-esteem in university graduates.

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“…Based on data from the OJK or FSA, there are 781 active public accountants [17]. Chairman of the Institutional and Corporate Cooperation Division of the Indonesian Institute of Management Accountants or Institut Akuntan Manajemen Indonesia (IAMI), Haru Koesmahargyo, said that only 1,291 accountants from Indonesia had received the ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant (ASEAN CPA) certificate [18].…”

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Intrinsic motivation, career exposure, and quality of life: How do they influence the accounting students’ career choice?

2021

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This study aimed to determine the factors that are considered by accounting students who choose careers as public accountants and private accountants. Three factors that became the focus of observation are intrinsic motivation, career exposure, and quality of life. Data collection in this research was organized in several public and private universities in Java. The survey was distributed online and obtained 445 valid questionnaires used to test the research model. The findings indicated that students who have more career information are more likely to choose a career as a public accountant. Besides, students who have a higher perception of the quality of life tend to choose a career as a private accountant. This study has not found significant evidence on the effect of intrinsic motivation on career choice. This study promotes accounting career institutions and universities in developing the interest of the younger generation in the accounting profession, be it public accountants or private accountants. Developing from the limitations in this study, further research can develop this accountant career research model by considering other factors, as well as observing accounting students in various demographic variations.

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The Supply Shortage of Accounting Graduates in Indonesia: The Public Accounting Firms Perspective

Cited by 13 publications

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Effects of Financial Rewards, Parents and Peers, and Benefits and Costs on Choosing Accounting Career: A Global Perspective

Effects of Financial Rewards, Parents and Peers, and Benefits and Costs on Choosing Accounting Career: A Global Perspective

The Relationship Between Perceptions of Social Support and Self-Esteem in University Graduates

Intrinsic motivation, career exposure, and quality of life: How do they influence the accounting students’ career choice?

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