This paper contains a description of the results of a two-year study of task-achievement, obsessive-compulsive, Type A traits, and job satisfaction within randomly selected groups of 499 public practice accountants in Ontario, Canada. The results supported the notion that this profession attracts and conditions personalities with task-oriented, order-driven, Type A characteristics. With the exception of those who were advanced partners, the majority of public practice accountants were only moderately job-satisfied and were reportedly not committed to staying in their present jobs until retirement.
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