Rotation component matrix and communalities
| Factors | Component | Cronbach’s alpha | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial prospects/Working Schedule | 0.874 | |||
| Financial prospects of the profession | 0.927 | 4.85 | 2.03 | |
| Financial security | 0.835 | 5.16 | 1.80 | |
| Work schedule | 0.706 | 5.03 | 1.67 | |
| Personal interest | 0.680 | 4.66 | 1.90 | |
| Workplace environment | 0.671 | 4.54 | 2.29 | |
| Job security against unemployment | 0.664 | 4.97 | 1.95 | |
| Nature of task/Industry’s image | 0.838 | |||
| Preference varied nonrepetitive tasks | 0.836 | 4.99 | 1.65 | |
| Remuneration considerations | 0.776 | 5.10 | 1.72 | |
| Desire balance work-family | 0.699 | 5.05 | 1.76 | |
| Inability to get desired job placement | 0.694 | 4.73 | 1.84 | |
| Real estate industry image | 0.663 | 5.10 | 1.49 | |
| To take advantage of inmate business skills | 0.574 | 5.05 | 1.69 | |
| Entrepreneurial nature of the profession | 0.516 | 5.03 | 1.79 | |
| Career advancement | 0.872 | |||
| To build a long-term career | 0.842 | 5.25 | 1.66 | |
| Desire to satisfy clients housing needs | 0.828 | 5.04 | 1.78 | |
| Good opportunities for career advancement | 0.825 | 5.15 | 1.61 | |
| Personal entrepreneurial ambition | 0.780 | 5.00 | 1.64 | |
| Work conditions and terms | 0.619 | 4.86 | 1.60 | |
| Influence of third-party | 0.819 | |||
| Influence from friends/peers | 0.827 | 4.44 | 1.97 | |
| Parental preference/influence | 0.784 | 4.60 | 1.85 | |
| Inability to get the desired course | 0.694 | 4.32 | 1.88 | |
| Advice from career counsellors | 0.616 | 4.89 | 1.55 | |
| Personal prestige/satisfaction | 0.515 | 4.88 | 1.96 | |
| Mentorship | 0.822 | |||
| Influence of parent’s employment | 0.861 | 4.44 | 1.79 | |
| Advice from real estate mentors | 0.813 | 4.70 | 1.73 | |
| Advice from non-real estate mentors | 0.811 | 4.47 | 1.80 | |
| Age | 0.618 | 4.64 | 1.97 | |
| Past experience with real estate professional | 0.585 | 4.75 | 1.76 |
| Factors | Component | Cronbach’s alpha | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.874 | ||||
| Financial prospects of the profession | 0.927 | 4.85 | 2.03 | |
| Financial security | 0.835 | 5.16 | 1.80 | |
| Work schedule | 0.706 | 5.03 | 1.67 | |
| Personal interest | 0.680 | 4.66 | 1.90 | |
| Workplace environment | 0.671 | 4.54 | 2.29 | |
| Job security against unemployment | 0.664 | 4.97 | 1.95 | |
| 0.838 | ||||
| Preference varied nonrepetitive tasks | 0.836 | 4.99 | 1.65 | |
| Remuneration considerations | 0.776 | 5.10 | 1.72 | |
| Desire balance work-family | 0.699 | 5.05 | 1.76 | |
| Inability to get desired job placement | 0.694 | 4.73 | 1.84 | |
| Real estate industry image | 0.663 | 5.10 | 1.49 | |
| To take advantage of inmate business skills | 0.574 | 5.05 | 1.69 | |
| Entrepreneurial nature of the profession | 0.516 | 5.03 | 1.79 | |
| 0.872 | ||||
| To build a long-term career | 0.842 | 5.25 | 1.66 | |
| Desire to satisfy clients housing needs | 0.828 | 5.04 | 1.78 | |
| Good opportunities for career advancement | 0.825 | 5.15 | 1.61 | |
| Personal entrepreneurial ambition | 0.780 | 5.00 | 1.64 | |
| Work conditions and terms | 0.619 | 4.86 | 1.60 | |
| 0.819 | ||||
| Influence from friends/peers | 0.827 | 4.44 | 1.97 | |
| Parental preference/influence | 0.784 | 4.60 | 1.85 | |
| Inability to get the desired course | 0.694 | 4.32 | 1.88 | |
| Advice from career counsellors | 0.616 | 4.89 | 1.55 | |
| Personal prestige/satisfaction | 0.515 | 4.88 | 1.96 | |
| 0.822 | ||||
| Influence of parent’s employment | 0.861 | 4.44 | 1.79 | |
| Advice from real estate mentors | 0.813 | 4.70 | 1.73 | |
| Advice from non-real estate mentors | 0.811 | 4.47 | 1.80 | |
| Age | 0.618 | 4.64 | 1.97 | |
| Past experience with real estate professional | 0.585 | 4.75 | 1.76 |
Note(s): Extraction method: Principal component analysis
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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