... behaviors through the DEC and Learning behaviors with technologies (LBT). Design/methodology/approach We used time-lagged structural equation modeling among young students making the transition from school to work (N = 204). Findings Results showed that PCO improved career behaviors through...

... et al., 2010). In particular, we argue that trait gratitude has the potential to be a significant asset for student job seekers, given the challenges of this transitional stage coupled with the stresses of searching for employment in today's labour market. Securing employment upon graduation...

...Chau-kiu Cheung; Elaine Suk-ching Liu Purpose Encouraging college students to volunteer is a supposed but uncharted way to contribute to their career commitment. Clarifying the ways of the contribution is therefore necessary. From the social capital perspective, volunteering and network density...

...Chung-Ju Huang; Chien-Chih Chou; Tsung-Min Hung Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the levels of athletic identity influenced the relationships among college experiences, career self-efficacy, and the career barriers faced by semi-professional student-athletes in Taiwan. Design...

...Julia Fernandes Personini Cruz; Thomaz Wood Jr. Purpose – Considering that MBA programs have been the focus of many evaluations and much criticism in recent years, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the objective and subjective effects on careers experienced by part-time MBA students...

...” for the best general advice about creating and growing successful internships. Resources Selection Recruitment Learning organizations Individual development Students Intern Internship stakeholders Educators Practical internship advice One major rationale for internships is a transition...

... gender moderates the effects of work values on level and change of entrepreneurial intentions (EI). Design/methodology/approach In total, 218 German university students were sampled regarding work values and with EI assessed three times over the course of 12 months. Data were analysed with latent...

.../methodology/approach Data are collected from 202 college students in Hong Kong at four points in time over a five‐month period. Findings Personality traits (e.g. locus of control and positive affectivity) and interpersonal relationships (e.g. with parents and peers) are related to the intensity...

... seeks to examine the usefulness of a modification of Ajzen's theory of planned behavior to predict academic misconduct. Design/methodology/approach A total of 271 students enrolled at a US university were surveyed. Structural equation modeling was used to test the model. Findings The modified...

... Nigerian nontraditional students. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross‐sectional survey, data are collected from a total of 141 non‐traditional Master's in Managerial Psychology students at a university located in the South West of Nigeria. Findings Results of hierarchical multiple regression...

...Ayala Malach‐Pines; Mustafa F. Özbilgin; Ronald Burke; Tanuja Agarwala Purpose This paper aims to explore the influence of a range of factors on the career choice of management students in India. The importance of different individuals in the family and at work in making career choices among...

...Ayala Malach‐Pines; Mustafa F. Özbilgin; Ronald Burke; Eddy S.W. Ng; Ronald J. Burke; Lisa Fiksenbaum Purpose This research aims to explore the role of values, family, and non‐family influences on career choice in management among a sample of US MBA students. Design/methodology/approach Data...

...Nira Danziger; Yoram Eden Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether gendered differences in occupational aspirations still appear when considering students with similar abilities who study competitively in the same achievement‐oriented educational setting. Design/methodology...

... of the current economic crisis. Postgraduate studies overseas provide the first step for many in fulfilling this goal. This paper provides an evaluation of the findings of a survey conducted during the first half of 2002 on the return intentions of Turkish students studying abroad. Various factors have been...

... are training students under the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland System. Centres on the need for and method of pre‐selection, together with selection techniques and their relative success. Concludes that adopting statistical procedures to process biodata for subsequent candidate performance...

... be utilized and several other fundamental considerations relating to language and employment. Issues analysed include: the linkage of linguistic with other skills, which students are likely to benefit the most from language training, the impact of various levels of proficiency, language for business...

... and administered to a group of undergaduate business students at a metropolitan university. It was found that male respondents generally performed better on tests of cultural literacy than did their female counterparts, and minorities scored lower than non‐minority groups. Concludes that these general knowledge...

... with students and executives. Examines the expectations of accountancy students and accounting professionals of the career prospects in accountancy. Seeks to compare the views of accounting professionals with that of accountancy students on issues such as expectations, career prospects, and essential qualities...

...Catherine Scott; Ailsa Burns; George Cooney Explores motives for return to study amongst a sample of single and married mothers who had graduated from four Australian universities as mature students, using a modified version of Maslin′s Continuing Education Women′s Motive Questionnaire. Exploratory...

...Marilyn M. Helms; Ken R. Adcock An exploratory case study examines attitudes and career aspirations of college freshmen. Findings indicate that students show almost no interest in pursuing manufacturing careers even though they are strongly interested in manufacturing concerns including the quality...