Date of Award
5-2025
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Academic Program
Accounting BSBA
Department
Accounting
First Advisor
Marvin Bouillon, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Robert Smith, Ph.D.
Advisor Department
Accounting
Abstract
This study analyzed the career success assessments of hypothetical male and female public accountants working in remote and traditional office settings to determine if gender and work location affect work assessment. Subjects, practicing public accountants, were randomly assigned resumes of hypothetical accountants that included indications of either remote work or traditional office work and the gender of the assigned hypothetical accountants. Resumes of hypothetical accountants were otherwise identical. After initial assessments of assigned hypothetical accountants’ future career success, subjects were asked to recommend activities that would increase the likelihood of the accountants’ future career success. Subjects were then told that the hypothetical accountants engaged in the recommended activities and were given additional information related to the performance achievements of the hypothetical accountant. The process was repeated, after which subjects evaluated the hypothetical accountants’ career success and likely future success. The results suggest that gender did not play a significant role in the evaluation of accountants either working remotely or in a traditional office setting.
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Recommended Citation
Roche, Ashlyn, "The Effect of Gender on Career Success in Remote Work Settings in the Accounting Profession" (2025). Honors Theses. 1029.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/1029