The important role of accounting information systems professionals,
motivate researchers to analyze further the interest of students to the
profession in the field of accounting information systems. The aim of
this study explores the factors that influence students to choose and do
not choose a profession in the field of accounting information systems.
This research was conducted using questionnaires. The population was
undergraduate accounting students. Sample research was done randomly.
This research shows that the interest in undergraduate accounting
students for a career in the field of information systems is very small
and this research also appears that the academic supervisor is one of
the dominant factors influencing student choice in choosing
a career
in the field of information systems. Beside this, this study also found
that respondents are not interested in a career in accounting
information systems more due to that field of information systems is not
a career they aspire.