The Effect of Motivational Strategies on the Professional Socialization of Postgraduate Accounting Students

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Mohammad Mehdi Hamidizadeh ¹ , Fereydoun Ohaddi ² , Azam Shokri ³

1 - Department of Accounting, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 - Department of Accounting, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran. Corresponding Author
3 - Department of Accounting, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

Received: 2022-12-26 Accepted : 2023-02-26 Published : 2023-03-21

Keywords: external motivation, Keywords: Intrinsic Motivation, Professional Socialization and Accounting Stude,

Abstract :

Abstract The first purpose of this study is to investigate the professional socialization of accounting graduate students of Islamic Azad University. Also, its next goal is to study the effect of motivational strategies on the professional sociability of these students. The statistical sample of the study includes 505 graduate students (M.Sc. - PhD) in Accounting, Islamic Azad University throughout the country, which was done using the non-probability sampling method. To test the hypotheses, multivariate regression model was used using SPSS software number 22. Findings show that intrinsic motivation has a positive and significant effect on professional socialization. But external motivation does not have a significant effect on professional socialization. Also, gender and educational level have a significant effect on  professional socialization. But the age of the studied students does not have a significant effect on their professional socialization.

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