As inovações tecnológicas e o impacto no work-life balance do profissional contábil

Abstract

The present study was carried out with the aim of understanding the influence of technology on the work-life balance of accounting professionals, considering the importance of this topic for understanding and addressing the mental health of accounting professionals. This research is classified as descriptive and qualitative and data collection was carried out using a questionnaire collected from 20 accounting professionals from Campo Grande/MS over 50 years old, using the comparative method between the relationship between work and life in the period prior to technological innovations with the current period. In general, the results show a positive influence of technology on the relationship between work and personal life, especially in terms of saving time to carry out activities. However, negative factors caused by stress and overload in relation to the digitalization of accounting are also indicated in the results.