Career Determinants and Academic Performance of Undergraduate Accounting Students in Ghana: Mediating Role of Career Preference Intention

Autor/inn/en	Emmanuel Yaw Arhin; Edward Marfo-Yiadom; Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng
Titel	Career Determinants and Academic Performance of Undergraduate Accounting Students in Ghana: Mediating Role of Career Preference Intention
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 16 (2026) 1Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Emmanuel Yaw Arhin) ORCID (Edward Marfo-Yiadom) ORCID (Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1177/21582440251403642
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Test; Fragebogen; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Accounting; Career Choice; Education Work Relationship; Academic Achievement; Intention; Influences; Student Characteristics; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Schulleistung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	This study investigates the impact of career determinants on the academic performance of undergraduate accounting students in Ghana, with a specific focus on the mediating role of career preference intention. Drawing on the social cognitive career theory and the theory of planned behaviour, we propose and test a model where career preference intention mediates the relationship between various career determinants and academic performance. Data were collected from 360 undergraduate accounting students from two public universities in Ghana using a structured questionnaire. We employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) for the analysis. The findings reveal that career preference intention positively mediates the relationships between career determinants and academic performance. Specifically, students who were determined to pursue an accounting career demonstrated higher academic performance. Interestingly, we found that job factors directly influenced students' academic performance. These results suggest that by encouraging students' career preference intention, educators and universities can enhance academic outcomes. The study provides important theoretical and practical implications for accounting education, especially in developing economies. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2026/3/08