Research of Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation of Accounting Professionals In Turkey

For centuries, accounting profession and accounting professionals who have managed to adapt to all changes are heavily influenced by digitization and developing entrepreneurship culture that has become the most fundamental reality of the century today. In order for professionals to have a say in the future of accountancy, it is necessary to adapt to this change and replace the role of the traditional CPA or accounting office owner with the role of technology-centric entrepreneur. The aim of this study is to determine the level of individual entrepreneurial orientation of accounting professionals in Turkey. According to the survey results of the 393 accounting professionals, the individual entrepreneurial orientation of the accountants in Turkey has been determined to be high. In addition, the individual entrepreneurial orientation level is measured as high in accountants with the intention of being an entrepreneur while individual entrepreneurial orientation level is measured low when the intention of accountant to be an entrepreneur is low.