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Impact of student-level factors and university support on completion of a master’s thesis in accounting

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  • Voicu D. Dragomir
  • Mădălina Dumitru

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Using a model of inputs–environment–process–outcomes, our focus is the students’ point of view on writing the master’s thesis in accounting. We analyze the factors that influence the complexity of a thesis and the satisfaction of students with it. We used the answers received on two matched questionnaires distributed during the second semester of the academic year 2021–2022. The results of the path analysis show that planning and involvement in research and university support can increase the effectiveness of students’ time management and improve satisfaction with the research outcome. Resource use increases the thesis complexity, too. The paper comprises a couple of implications: first, the quality of the thesis depends to a great extent on the initial planning phase, indicating that university support is crucial during preliminary work; second, university management must ensure the existence of necessary resources, which are a complex mix of supervision, collaboration, guidelines, and scientific sources.

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  • Voicu D. Dragomir & Mădălina Dumitru, 2024. "Impact of student-level factors and university support on completion of a master’s thesis in accounting," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(4), pages 362-390, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accted:v:33:y:2024:i:4:p:362-390
    DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2023.2204853
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