The relationship between Communication Apprehension and Teamwork Self-Efficacy with the ‎Mediating role of Communication Self-Efficacy Using the S-O-R Approach in Accounting Students

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Hossein Rajabdorri ¹ ( Ph.D. of Accounting, Vice-Chancellor for Development and Resources Management, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran )

Received: 2023-12-11 Accepted : 2024-02-02 Published : 2024-03-20

Keywords: Teamwork Self-efficacy, Communication Self-efficacy, Keywords: Communication Apprehension, ‎Stimulus-Organism-Response.‎,

Abstract :

Abstract Having good communication skills is essential for graduates who are about to enter the profession. ‎Since reducing the gap between graduates' capabilities and entrepreneurs' expectations from them ‎can lead to professional development, and proper communication is one of the important categories ‎raised in this field, the necessity of the present research becomes clear. The purpose of this research ‎is to study the relationship between communication apprehension (CA) and teamwork self-efficacy ‎‎(TSE) with the mediating role of communication self-efficacy (CSE) using the S-O-R approach in ‎accounting students of different levels of the country. The upcoming study is an applied survey. Also, ‎the subject was investigated by means of a questionnaire and a simple random sampling of 168 ‎accounting students of different departments and universities in the country in the winter of 2023. To ‎analyze the findings in the form of 3 main hypotheses, structural equation method was used by Smart ‎PLS software. The research findings showed that there is a negative and significant relationship ‎between CA and CSE. Also, a positive and significant relationship was observed between CSE and TSE. ‎The study of the causal process of the research in the two primary hypotheses also shows that the ‎mediating role of CSE in the relationship between CA and TSE is confirmed. As a result, based on the ‎findings, it is necessary to pay more attention to soft skills, including communication skills, in line with ‎professional development and covering the labor market needs of accounting students.‎

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