Factors affecting accounting students' career choice in Sino-Foreign University of China

Abstract

The study is aimed to explore factors which affect on accounting students’ career decision in Chinese Sino-foreign Universities and whether or not the students choose chartered accountancy in future. Uniquely, we use quantitative method in the study. We collect data and information from senior accounting students via questionnaire and separately these students for who choose chartered accountancy and non-accountant. Based on the analysis of sample, we find such evidence for other factors. Our results show that influence of parents, peers, society has a significantly correlation with career choice of accounting students of Chinese Sino-foreign Universities in future. It is totally different with other papers. These results establish a link between career choice of business students and a new type of universities under Chinese national conditions.