Competency analysis based on accounting career anchors using clustering techniques.

ABSTRACT: This research work aims to identify the prevalent anchors in the professional accounting career using the Schein scale and to describe the prevalent anchors by defining the values, attitudes, aptitudes, skills, and interests. Career anchors are defined by the competence, motivation, and values a person has to perform a particular job in an organization and are present throughout their working life. When determining the soft and hard competencies of the professional profile, universities must consider the career anchors essential for graduates' work performance. To determine which anchors dominate the competencies of the graduate profile, two universities in Latin America with a degree in accounting were selected. The study was organized in two stages: first, the operationalization of the r

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Garces J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9821735 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature