Journals / OPUS Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi / 2023 / Cilt: 20 Sayı: Human Behavior and Social Institutions

The Effect of Dark Personality Traits on The Tendency of Accountants Towards Accounting Fraud

Karanlık Kişilik Özelliklerinin Muhasebe Meslek Mensuplarının Hileye Yönelme Eğilimlerine Etkisi

Pages
852–863
Publication Date
2023-10-30
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

As a result of the research, it has been concluded that the psychopathy and Machiavellian dimensions of the dark personality traits of the professions affect the internal and external motivations of their tendency to commit accounting fraud, but the narcissism dimension from the dark personality traits does not influence the tendency of accounting professionals to commit fraud.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:It is known that the personality traits of professional accountants affect their attitudes towards fraud and unethical behavior.
📊
Key Findings & Data:Data were collected from 307 professional accountants registered in the Chamber of Certified Public Accountants of Balıkesir through the questionnaire developed within the scope of the research.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:As a result of the research, it has been concluded that the psychopathy and Machiavellian dimensions of the dark personality traits of the professions affect the internal and external motivations of their tendency to commit accounting fraud, but the narcissism dimension from the dark personality traits does not influence the tendency of accounting professionals to commit fraud.
🔬Design:Lab & Field Experiment
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Muhasebe Etiği · Hileye Yönelme · Muhasebe Hilesi

Abstract

It is known that the personality traits of professional accountants affect their attitudes towards fraud and unethical behavior. In this study, it is aimed to examine the effect of dark triad personality traits of accounting professionals on their tendency to commit accounting fraud. The research is important in terms of bringing a psychology and accounting-based study to the literature of our country, which is widely seen in the international literature. Data were collected from 307 professional accountants registered in the Chamber of Certified Public Accountants of Balıkesir through the questionnaire developed within the scope of the research. Obtained data were analyzed by using structural equation model through IBM SPSS 25 and AMOS programs. As a result of the research, it has been concluded that the psychopathy and Machiavellian dimensions of the dark personality traits of the professions affect the internal and external motivations of their tendency to commit accounting fraud, but the narcissism dimension from the dark personality traits does not influence the tendency of accounting professionals to commit fraud. By identifying individuals with dark triad personality traits, it is possible to reduce negative situations in the business environment, tendencies towards accounting fraud, unethical behaviors and actions.

Özet

Muhasebe meslek mensuplarının kişilik özelliklerinin hile ve etik dışı davranışlara yönelik tutumlarını etkilediği bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, muhasebe meslek mensuplarının karanlık üçlü kişilik özelliklerinin muhasebe hilesi yapma eğilimlerine etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma uluslararası literatürde yaygın olarak görülen psikoloji ve muhasebe temelli bir çalışmayı ülkemiz literatürüne de kazandırması açısından önem taşımaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında geliştirilen anket formu aracılığıyla Balıkesir Serbest Muhasebeci ve Mali Müşavirler Odasına kayıtlı 307 muhasebe meslek mensubundan veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler IBM SPSS 25 ve AMOS programları aracılığıyla yapısal eşitlik modeli kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda meslek mensuplarının karanlık kişilik özelliklerinden psikopati ve makyavelizm boyutlarının muhasebe hilesi yapma eğilimlerinin içsel ve dışsal güdülerini etkilediği ancak karanlık kişilik özelliklerinden narsizm boyutunun muhasebe meslek mensuplarının muhasebe hilesi yapma eğilimi üzerinde bir etkisi olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Karanlık üçlü kişilik özelliklerine sahip bireylerin belirlenmesi ile iş ortamındaki olumsuz durumların, muhasebe sahtekarlığına yönelik eğilimlerin, etik olmayan davranış ve eylemlerin azaltılması mümkündür.

🔖

Cite This Article

SARIÇİÇEK, R. (2023). The Effect of Dark Personality Traits on The Tendency of Accountants Towards Accounting Fraud. OPUS Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 20 Sayı: Human Behavior and Social Institutions, 852–863. https://ajindex.com/articles/975354

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (14)

  1. Alankaya, Ş., & Akpınar, S. (2017). Sinema filmlerindeki muhasebeci karakterlerinin kişilik özellikleri Hollywood filmleri incelemesi. İşletme Bilimi Dergisi, 5(3), 235-255.
  2. Altınkaynak, F. & Tutar, S. (2019). The effect of personality characteristics of accounting professionals on knowledge hiding behavior. Journal of Current Research on Social Sciences, 9 (4), 123-136.
  3. Amernic, J. H., & Craig, R. J. (2010). Accounting as a facilitator of extreme narcissism. Journal of Business Ethics, 96(1), 79-93.
  4. Aprillia, W., & Maharani, S. N. (2021). The dark triad and ethical behavior. 7th regional accounting conference, Atlantis Press, 308-320.
  5. Aydoğan, E., & Serbest, S. (2016). İş yerinde karanlık üçlü: bir kamu kuruluşunun iç denetim biriminde araştırma. Sayıştay dergisi, (101), 97-121.
  6. Bagozzi, R.P. & Yi, Y. (1988). On the evaluation of structural equation models, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 16, 74–94.
  7. Bailey, C. D. (2015). Psychopathy, academic accountants' attitudes toward unethical research practices, and publication success. The Accounting Review, 90(4), 1307-1332.
  8. Bailey, C. D. (2019). The joint effects of narcissism and psychopathy on accounting students’ attitudes towards unethical professional practices. Journal of Accounting Education, 49, 100635. Balikesir Chamber of Certified Public Accountants Annual Report 2022. https://www.blksmmmo.org.tr/faaliyetraporuyeni/ (Date of access: 27.07.2023)
  9. Bitlisli, F. & Dinç, M. (2015). Makyavelist kişilik eğilimleri ve etiksel karar verme davranışı ilişkisi: muhasebe meslek mensupları üzerine bir araştırma. Muhasebe Bilim Dünyası Dergisi, 17 (4), 921-943.
  10. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2009). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara,
  11. Pegem Akademi. Caniago, I., Yuliansyah, Y., Dewi, F.G. and Komalasari, A. (2023), Islamic work ethic in behavioral accounting, Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, Vol. ahead-of-print. Cichocka, A., Marchlewska, M. and Cislak, A. (2023), Self-Worth and Politics: The Distinctive Roles of Self-Esteem and Narcissism. Political Psychology. 1-43.
  12. Crysel, L. C., Crosier, B. S., & Webster, G. D. (2013). The Dark Triad and risk behavior. Personality and individual differences, 54(1), 35-40.
  13. Davison, J. (2015). Visualising accounting: an interdisciplinary review and synthesis. Accounting and Business Research, 45(2), 121-165.
  14. Demir, M., & Arslan, Ö. (2020). Muhasebe meslek mensuplarını hile eylemine yönelten psikolojik ve