A Study on the Values, Interests, Skills, and Career Indecision among Student at the College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia

A Study on the Values, Interests, Skills, and Career Indecision among Student at the College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between values,interests, skills, and career indecision among final year students at the College of Business (COB), Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data for the study was collected from 318 students and analyzed by using the Pearson Correla...

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Main Author: Teo, Aik Chuan
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Published: 2009
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A Study on the Values, Interests, Skills, and Career Indecision among Student at the College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia
description The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between values,interests, skills, and career indecision among final year students at the College of Business (COB), Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data for the study was collected from 318 students and analyzed by using the Pearson Correlations analyses. The results of the study indicate negative relationships between values, interests, skills, and career indecision.
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spelling my-uum-etd.18702013-07-24T12:13:31Z A Study on the Values, Interests, Skills, and Career Indecision among Student at the College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009 Teo, Aik Chuan College of Business (COB) College of Business HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between values,interests, skills, and career indecision among final year students at the College of Business (COB), Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data for the study was collected from 318 students and analyzed by using the Pearson Correlations analyses. 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