Unusual career transitions of accountants and auditors

In view of more professionals undergoing career transitions that are considered unusual in the eyes of a career counselor, and with little prior research in this area, it is thus the aim of our paper to cast some light onto such unusual career transitions. Our study confines itself to the accountin...

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Main Authors: Ang, Christina Wanxian, Leu, Adeline Kexin, Tham, Laiping
Other Authors: Chan, Teng Heng
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10079
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Summary:In view of more professionals undergoing career transitions that are considered unusual in the eyes of a career counselor, and with little prior research in this area, it is thus the aim of our paper to cast some light onto such unusual career transitions. Our study confines itself to the accounting and auditing industry, with emphasis placed on unusual and unrelated career transitions. We aim to find the reasons calling for such a career change by conducting a survey on current accountants and auditors.