Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between an employer’s brand image (i.e. symbolic and functional attributes) and job seekers’ attraction to the firm among a sample of young workers. Design/methodology/approach – Job seekers completed a questionnaire...

Purpose – To provide accounting practitioners and educators some of the reasons for the decreasing trend of students majoring in accounting and describe some of the activities that can be undertaken by accounting educators and practitioners to reverse the trend. Design/methodology/approach –...

Personnel selection and professional satisfaction can be affected by the “goodness of fit” between individual certified public accountants and the size of division in which they work. A US survey of: individual personal characteristics; perceived work environment; and interaction between...

Personnel inputs to the internal audit department are the primary determinants of the quality of its performance. Increasingly, organizations are recruiting entry‐level auditors directly from university campuses. The characteristics of the university market indicate that a structured...

Examines the perceived occupational image of auditing among US college students and uncovers students’ attitudes towards auditing as a field of study and career. In addition, investigates background correlates of such images and attitudes. Discusses the implications of the findings for...

The structure of the Turkish banking system is described. The research methodology and the background to internal audit are examined and the examination system and advantages of the profession outlined. Suggestions to departmental managers and internal auditors are presented.

Factor analysis reveals the job satisfaction profiles for internal auditors and industrial accountants have some marked differences. These differences in the context of roles and working environments are discussed and suggestions are made as to how this type of information can be used...

As the role of the public sector manager adapts to the demands of increased organisational responsiveness and accountability, there is a eed for appropriate development programmes. The preliminary phase of a research project is reviewed which focuses on the developmental needs of a particular...