Karen M. Collins

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relation between work-family balance and quality of life among professionals employed in public accounting and found that those who invested substantial time in their combined work and family roles, those who spent more time on family than work experienced a higher quality-of-life than balanced individuals.

TL;DR: It was found that work- to-family conflict (but not family-to-work conflict) was positively related to withdrawal intentions and withdrawal behavior were stronger for individuals who were relatively uninvolved in their careers than for those who were highly involved in their career.

TL;DR: This article found that female accountants are more likely than males to indicate that they use an interactive style of management called transformational leadership, which is correlated with several management skills associated with success.

TL;DR: The authors examined work and family influences on the decision to leave the field of public accounting and found that women were more likely than men to leave public accounting, and the reason for the sex difference in departure rate was not because women experienced greater family pressures than men, but rather women had less of a desire to be promoted to partner than men.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of an investigation of stress in public accounting, using a national sample of certified public accountants, and analyze the relationship between a set of predictor variables (organizational stressors and work/home conflict) and a setof criterion variables (job-related tension, job dissatisfaction, and propensity to leave public accounting) using canonical correlation analysis.