Appendix. Variables and indicators’...

Appendix.

Variables and indicators’ outer loadings

Variables	Abbreviation	Indicators	Loading
Extrinsic motivation	ExtMot	Because this job has the potential to afford me a certain standard of living	0.658^c
		Because it allows me to make a lot of money in the future	0.852
		I do this job because it will provide me a good wage in the future	0.727
		Because it provides me with economic certainty	0.796
		For the status it provides me	0.761
Intrinsic motivation	IntMot	Because I enjoy this work very much	0.842
		Because I have fun doing my job	0.837
		For the moments of pleasure that this job brings me	0.848
External locus of control	ELC	Many of the unhappy things in people’s lives are partly due to bad luck	0.797
		Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time	0.101^a
		Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me	0.817
Internal locus of control	ILC	When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work	0.697^b
		Getting people to do the right things depend upon ability; luck has nothing to do with it	0.698^c
		What happens to me is my own doing	0.901
Self-efficacy	SE	How confident are you that you will be able to achieve most of the goals you have set for yourself?	0.870
		How confident are you that you will accomplish difficult tasks?	0.871
		In general, how confident are you that you can achieve outcomes that are important to you?	0.886
		How confident are you that you will succeed at most any endeavour you set your mind to?	0.874
		How confident are you that you will successfully overcome many challenges?	0.881
		When things are tough, how confident are you that you can still perform well?	0.824
Preference for financial rewards	PreFinRew	Individual performance incentives	0.828
		Basic salary	0.634^c
		Overall benefits	0.753
		Team performance incentives	0.759
		Job security	0.487^b
		Organization incentive plan	0.622^b
Preference for extrinsic rewards	PreExtRew	Relationships with co-workers	0.443^b
		Management style	0.591^c
		Authority/power	0.889
		Workload/job pressure	0.475^b
		Job title/status	0.887
		Fair treatment/equity	0.250^a
		Team spirit/morale	0.433^b
Preference for support rewards	PreSuppRew	Organizational support	0.896
		Job location	0.347^a
		Alternative work arrangements	0.555^c
		Flexible benefits	0.653^b
		Balance work–personal life	0.577^b
		Working environment	0.748
Preference for intrinsic rewards	PreIntRew	Challenge	0.763
		Job variety	0.708
		Accomplishment	0.689^c
		Autonomy	0.626^b
		Responsibility	0.641^c
		Nature of work	0.497^b
		Use skill/ability opportunities	0.772
		Learning opportunities	0.693^c
		Job satisfaction	0.686^c
Propensity to choose an auditing job	PAJ	In a near future, I see myself applying for a job in auditing	0.885
		If I was invited to take a job offer in auditing, I’d accept it	0.852
		I’m interested in a job in auditing	0.919
		I see myself pursuing a career in auditing	0.902
		Finding a job in auditing has a positive connotation	0.596^c

Variables	Abbreviation	Indicators	Loading
Extrinsic motivation	ExtMot	Because this job has the potential to afford me a certain standard of living	0.658^c
		Because it allows me to make a lot of money in the future	0.852
		I do this job because it will provide me a good wage in the future	0.727
		Because it provides me with economic certainty	0.796
		For the status it provides me	0.761
Intrinsic motivation	IntMot	Because I enjoy this work very much	0.842
		Because I have fun doing my job	0.837
		For the moments of pleasure that this job brings me	0.848
External locus of control	ELC	Many of the unhappy things in people’s lives are partly due to bad luck	0.797
		Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time	0.101^a
		Many times I feel that I have little influence over the things that happen to me	0.817
Internal locus of control	ILC	When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work	0.697^b
		Getting people to do the right things depend upon ability; luck has nothing to do with it	0.698^c
		What happens to me is my own doing	0.901
Self-efficacy	SE	How confident are you that you will be able to achieve most of the goals you have set for yourself?	0.870
		How confident are you that you will accomplish difficult tasks?	0.871
		In general, how confident are you that you can achieve outcomes that are important to you?	0.886
		How confident are you that you will succeed at most any endeavour you set your mind to?	0.874
		How confident are you that you will successfully overcome many challenges?	0.881
		When things are tough, how confident are you that you can still perform well?	0.824
Preference for financial rewards	PreFinRew	Individual performance incentives	0.828
		Basic salary	0.634^c
		Overall benefits	0.753
		Team performance incentives	0.759
		Job security	0.487^b
		Organization incentive plan	0.622^b
Preference for extrinsic rewards	PreExtRew	Relationships with co-workers	0.443^b
		Management style	0.591^c
		Authority/power	0.889
		Workload/job pressure	0.475^b
		Job title/status	0.887
		Fair treatment/equity	0.250^a
		Team spirit/morale	0.433^b
Preference for support rewards	PreSuppRew	Organizational support	0.896
		Job location	0.347^a
		Alternative work arrangements	0.555^c
		Flexible benefits	0.653^b
		Balance work–personal life	0.577^b
		Working environment	0.748
Preference for intrinsic rewards	PreIntRew	Challenge	0.763
		Job variety	0.708
		Accomplishment	0.689^c
		Autonomy	0.626^b
		Responsibility	0.641^c
		Nature of work	0.497^b
		Use skill/ability opportunities	0.772
		Learning opportunities	0.693^c
		Job satisfaction	0.686^c
Propensity to choose an auditing job	PAJ	In a near future, I see myself applying for a job in auditing	0.885
		If I was invited to take a job offer in auditing, I’d accept it	0.852
		I’m interested in a job in auditing	0.919
		I see myself pursuing a career in auditing	0.902
		Finding a job in auditing has a positive connotation	0.596^c

Notes: ^aItems removed because their value was below 0.4; ^bitems removed because their value was above 0.4, but below 0.7, and removing them led to an increase of CR or AVE above threshold values; ^citems preserved because, in spite of their value being above 0.4 and below 0.7, removing them would lead to a decrease of CR or AVE below threshold values. All items preserved in the measurement model are statistically significant at 1% level

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