- roleTerm ( text )
- author
- namePart
- Strbac, Esmari
- roleTerm ( text )
- author
- namePart
- Roodt, Gert
- dateAccessioned
- 2007-11-21T08:34:39Z
- dateAvailable
- 2007-11-21T08:34:39Z
- dateIssued
- 2005
- text
- 31(1), 9-17
- identifier ( uri )
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/120
- abstract
- It is suggested that certain psychological attributes of accounting graduates are significant predictors of the later success of trainee accountants in the work environment. Since selection is a key human resources function in public accounting firms the present study investigated the relationship between academic performance, specific personality traits, examination pass rate and the work performance of a sample (N = 77) of trainee accountants from an international, mid-sized firm. The results indicate that the majority of cases could be correctly predicted as successful or not by a verbal ability variable and that the criterion measure developed for this study (Cronbach alpha = 0,95) can be used successfully to measure the work performance of trainee accountants. The importance of academic performance as well as the pass rate in the qualifying examinations are also discussed.
- languageTerm ( rfc3066 )
- en
- publisher
- SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
- topic
- Work environment
- topic
- Academic performance
- topic
- Personality traits
- topic
- Examination pass rate
- topic
- Work performance
- topic
- Verbal evaluation questionnaire
- title
- Psychological Attributes of Successful Trainee Accountants
- genre
- Article