The effect of personality traits and thinking style of certified public accountants on the observance of professional etiquette by certified public accountants

The purpose of accounting is to provide useful information for making economic decisions. Therefore, accountants have a serious responsibility to society. A distinctive feature of the accounting profession is the acceptance of duty to society and having a high degree of conscientiousness and honesty. Thinking style and personality traits influence the information processing process and judgment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of personality traits and thinking style of certified public accountants on the observance of ethics and professional behavior of certified public accountants. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of nature and method. The statistical population of the present study consists of 101 certified public accountants with a history of more than 5 years who have a disciplinary record. Sampling was done by simple random method and 80 people were determined. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire whose reliability and validity were checked and confirmed. Structural equation modeling and Smart PLS software were used to test the research hypotheses. The results show that people with flexible personality traits and people with holistic and open-minded thinking are not able to observe the ethics and professional behavior of certified public accountants, while partisan, agreeable and conservative people can have the most positive effect on the observer. Have the ethics and professional conduct of certified public accountants.