Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM

The research opens up issue about the shortage of Bumiputera accountants in Malaysia. Among the reason is because less enrolment by Bumiputera students in accounting programme to tertiary level. New research in the area may provide important insights towards the mentioned issue. Therefore, this stud...

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Main Author:	Suziaiza Saleh
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	HF5601-5689 Accounting Bookkeeping
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spelling	my-ums-ep.388882024-06-21T07:03:16Z Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM 2017 Suziaiza Saleh HF5601-5689 Accounting. Bookkeeping The research opens up issue about the shortage of Bumiputera accountants in Malaysia. Among the reason is because less enrolment by Bumiputera students in accounting programme to tertiary level. New research in the area may provide important insights towards the mentioned issue. Therefore, this study attempt to investigate the factors influencing Bumiputera students with formal accounting background opt for accounting programme as their programme of study to the higher level at Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Sdn Bhd (KPTM). KPTM is a private higher educational institution owned by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). A total of 387 Bumiputera students participated in this study. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher has choose the quantitative approach. Data collected were analyse using Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Multiple regression analyses were applied to test the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The findings indicate that the personal factors like interest, personal ability, and perception towards accounting are the most influential factors towards the choice of accounting as a programme of study among Bumiputera students. In particular, the environmental factors like earning potentials and good job opportunities also affect the students' decision to choose the accounting programme. 2017 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38888/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38888/1/24%20PAGES.pdf text en public https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38888/2/FULLTEXT.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah Fakulti Perniagaan, Ekonomi dan Perakaunan
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spellingShingle	HF5601-5689 Accounting Bookkeeping Suziaiza Saleh Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM
description	The research opens up issue about the shortage of Bumiputera accountants in Malaysia. Among the reason is because less enrolment by Bumiputera students in accounting programme to tertiary level. New research in the area may provide important insights towards the mentioned issue. Therefore, this study attempt to investigate the factors influencing Bumiputera students with formal accounting background opt for accounting programme as their programme of study to the higher level at Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Sdn Bhd (KPTM). KPTM is a private higher educational institution owned by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA). A total of 387 Bumiputera students participated in this study. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher has choose the quantitative approach. Data collected were analyse using Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Multiple regression analyses were applied to test the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The findings indicate that the personal factors like interest, personal ability, and perception towards accounting are the most influential factors towards the choice of accounting as a programme of study among Bumiputera students. In particular, the environmental factors like earning potentials and good job opportunities also affect the students' decision to choose the accounting programme.
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author	Suziaiza Saleh
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title	Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM
title_short	Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM
title_full	Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM
title_fullStr	Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM
title_full_unstemmed	Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM
title_sort	factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : a case of kptm
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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publishDate	2017
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Factors influencing the acceptance towards accounting programme among bumiputera students : A case of KPTM

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