Empirical study shows that internship participation enhances professional performance in accounting graduates, implying significant benefits post-study.
This paper reports the results of an empirical study examining the relationship between participation In student internship programs and subsequent professional performance. Past empirical studies examining the benefits of internship programs have limited their scope to an examination of the relationship between participation in student internship programs and subsequent academic performance. Since the benefits of participation in an internship program extend beyond this limited period, the purpose of the paper is to examine the benefits of participation in an internship program on the students' performance and development after they enter the accounting profession. Performance data on auditors employed by regional offices of large international public accounting firms were analyzed statistically. The analysis indicates that there is a significant direct relationship between internship and subsequent professional performance.
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