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The Relationship between Pre-Employment Expectations, Experiences, and the Length of Stay in Public Accounting

Margaret Y. Padgett, Butler University
Kathy Paulson Gjerde
Susan B. Hughes
Carolyn J. Born

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This is the author's pre-print version of the article. The final, definitive version is available at http://jlo.sagepub.com/

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between work-family conflict, employment expectations, and length of stay in public accounting. Length of stay is modeled as a function of demographic factors and job characteristics associated with work-family balance, measured in terms of the extent to which the employees' expectations matched their actual employment experiences. Results indicated that gender, the presence of children in the household, flexible schedules, and the presence of mentors were related to length of stay in public accounting.

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Margaret Y. Padgett, Kathy Paulson Gjerde, Susan B. Hughes, and Carolyn J. Born. "The Relationship between Pre-Employment Expectations, Experiences, and the Length of Stay in Public Accounting" Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 12.1 (2005): 82-102.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margeret_padgett/4



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