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Caminhos escolhidos: fatores e perceções na escolha de carreira em contabilidade e finanças
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A escolha de uma carreira é uma das decisões mais importantes que fazemos ao longo da
vida. Desta forma, a presente investigação tem como objetivo compreender os principais fatores
que influenciaram os estudantes do primeiro ano a escolherem o curso de Contabilidade e
Finanças, bem como compreender as principais perceções que influenciam a intenção dos
estudantes finalistas de seguir uma carreira na área da Contabilidade e na área das Finanças, com base na Teoria do Comportamento Planeado. Este estudo segue uma abordagem
quantitativa, com recurso a três questionários: um questionário dirigido aos estudantes do 1º ano,
focado na intenção de escolha do curso, e os outros dois dirigidos aos estudantes finalistas,
focados na intenção de seguir carreiras em Contabilidade e em Finanças, respetivamente. Os
resultados evidenciaram que, no que se refere à escolha do curso de Contabilidade e Finanças, atitudes favoráveis em relação ao curso tiveram uma associação positiva fraca com a intenção
dos estudantes escolherem o curso. No entanto, não foram encontradas evidências suficientes
para afirmar que normas subjetivas favoráveis relativas ao curso e/ou o controlo percebido
elevado relativo ao curso estiveram associadas com a intenção dos estudantes escolherem o
curso. Quanto à intenção de seguir uma carreira na área da Contabilidade, as crenças
comportamentais mostraram uma associação positiva forte e significativa com a intenção de
seguir uma carreira em Contabilidade. Enquanto, as crenças normativas e de controlo, embora
também significativas, apresentaram associações positivas moderadas. Por fim, no que que diz
respeito à intenção de seguir uma carreira na área das Finanças, as crenças comportamentais,
crenças normativas e crenças de controlo mostraram uma associação positiva moderada e
significativa com a intenção de seguir uma carreira em Finanças.
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions we make throughout our lives. In this way, this research aims to understand the main factors that influenced first-year students to choose the Accounting and Finance course, as well as to understand the main perceptions that influence the intention of final-year students to pursue a career in Accounting and Finance, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. This study follows a quantitative approach, using three questionnaires: one questionnaire aimed at first-year students, focused on their intention to choose a course, and the other two aimed at final-year students, focused on their intention to pursue careers in Accounting and Finance, respectively. The results showed that, with regard to the choice of Accounting and Finance course, favorable attitudes towards the course had a weak positive association with students' intention to choose the course. However, not enough evidence was found to state that favorable subjective norms regarding the course and/or high perceived control regarding the course were associated with students' intention to choose the course. As for the intention to pursue a career in Accounting, behavioral beliefs showed a strong and significant positive association with the intention to pursue a career in Accounting. Normative and control beliefs, while also significant, showed moderate positive associations. Finally, regarding the intention to pursue a career in Finance, behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs and control beliefs showed a moderate and significant positive association with the intention to pursue a career in Finance.
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions we make throughout our lives. In this way, this research aims to understand the main factors that influenced first-year students to choose the Accounting and Finance course, as well as to understand the main perceptions that influence the intention of final-year students to pursue a career in Accounting and Finance, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. This study follows a quantitative approach, using three questionnaires: one questionnaire aimed at first-year students, focused on their intention to choose a course, and the other two aimed at final-year students, focused on their intention to pursue careers in Accounting and Finance, respectively. The results showed that, with regard to the choice of Accounting and Finance course, favorable attitudes towards the course had a weak positive association with students' intention to choose the course. However, not enough evidence was found to state that favorable subjective norms regarding the course and/or high perceived control regarding the course were associated with students' intention to choose the course. As for the intention to pursue a career in Accounting, behavioral beliefs showed a strong and significant positive association with the intention to pursue a career in Accounting. Normative and control beliefs, while also significant, showed moderate positive associations. Finally, regarding the intention to pursue a career in Finance, behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs and control beliefs showed a moderate and significant positive association with the intention to pursue a career in Finance.
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Contabilidade Finanças Fatores e Perceções Teoria do Comportamento Planeado Accounting Finance Factors and Perceptions Theory of Planned Behavior.