Background: For the last decade, the Swedish audit industry has experienced a turnover problem as there is a steady decline in authorized auditors. Furthermore, studies shows that more than half of the entry-level auditors leave the profession within the first three years of employment. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact professional identity and organizational identity has on job satisfaction among entry-level auditors. In addition to that, to investigate the impact job satisfaction has on job performance. Methodology: This study adopts a positivistic perspective of research philosophy and employs a deductive approach, using a quantitative method. A survey was distributed to Swedish entry-level auditors who have worked within the profession for a maximum of three years. The collected data were analyzed through a Pearson Correlation matrix and multiple regression analysis. Findings: When studying the combined effect of organizational identity and professional identity on job satisfaction, the findings show that organizational identity has a positive impact on job satisfaction while professional identity do not. Furthermore, the findings show that job satisfaction has a positive impact on job performance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hj-64709 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Albaloue, Lucinda, Tran, Felicia |
| Publisher | Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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