An examination of African Americans' access to public accounting mentors: perceived barriers and intentions to leave |
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Affiliation: | 1. Turku School of Economics, Labour Institute for Economic Research and IZA, Pitkänsillanranta 3A, FI-00530 Helsinki, Finland;2. University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylä, Finland;3. Labour Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki, Finland |
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Abstract: | This paper reviews prior research on diversified mentoring relationships and formulates predictions regarding African Americans' access to public accounting mentors. Empirical analysis is based on responses from 116 African-American public accounting employees, compared to 756 Caucasian responses from a prior study. Statistical results indicate that African-American public accounting employees are less likely to obtain an informal mentor and perceive greater barriers to obtaining mentors. For two mentoring functions (protection and assistance, and social support), African-American respondents reported lower levels of support, compared to Caucasian respondents. Also, African-American respondents indicated stronger intentions to leave public accounting. |
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