The study aims to identify main factors that influence academic performance of first year accounting students at UniversitiTenaga Nasional. Demographic factors, motivation factors and learning styles were investigated as factors contributing to the differences in students’ academic...

Several authors have been investigating which factors influence academic performance in undergraduate business and accounting courses. However, most of these studies are not conclusive and some results are contradictory. This study aims to determine which demographic (age, sex, professional...

Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...