The effect of role ambiguity and role conflict on job stress of accounting professionals

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of role ambiguity and role conflict on job stress of accounting professionals. To this end, the effect of role ambiguities and role conflict of the professionals on job stress was analyzed according to their perceptions. Setting out from this point, firstly a literature review has been included regarding the research framework. In the application part of the study, the relationships between the data obtained from 180 participants working in İzmir province and the variables of the study were analysed. The SPSS program was used in the analysis made with the data collected from professionals working as independent accountants and financial advisors. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the status of liking or disliking the profession does not affect the job stress in the profession of independent accounting and financial advisory. The analyses revealed that professionals have difficulties in doing different jobs and they are obliged to do the jobs that should be done in quite different ways. When the effect of role ambiguity and role conflict experienced by Independent Accountants and Financial Advisors on job stress was examined, it was found that the variables of age, liking or disliking and educational status did not have a statistically significant effect.