Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah

Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah

One of the critical aspects of an individual’s life is career choice as a career chosen will determine the role pattern need to be played by the individual in the society in the future and the career choice is one of the important processes in life. The aim of this study is to investigate the fact...

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Main Author: Nurul Shuhada, Md Noor
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Published: 2016
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HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management
Employment
L Education (General)
Online Access:https://etd.uum.edu.my/5929/1/s817744_01.pdf
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Employment
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Employment
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Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah
description One of the critical aspects of an individual’s life is career choice as a career chosen will determine the role pattern need to be played by the individual in the society in the future and the career choice is one of the important processes in life. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that influencing the career choice of the students. This study is to focus on undergraduate students of Schools of Business Management (SBM) in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah. Undergraduate students were chosen because the right upon graduation, they were the one who will be dealing with the decision on career choice. A total number of 350 students responded to the questionnaire. Statistical Package software for Social Science (SPSS) Version 22.0 was used to analyze the collected data. Reliability analysis, multiple regression and correlation were applied to this study. Pearson correlation analysis results showed that the influence of parents, personal interests and career adaptability consider have a positive relationship to career choices. Moreover, the results of regression analysis showed that the career adaptability exerted great influence on the career choice than parents and personal interest considerations. Recommendations for further study in the future in order to investigate other important factors that influence students’ career choice.
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title Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah
title_short Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah
title_full Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah
title_fullStr Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah
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spelling my-uum-etd.59292021-04-19T04:34:44Z Factors affecting career choice among undergraduate in School of Business Management in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah 2016 Nurul Shuhada, Md Noor Ishak, Khairol Anuar Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment L Education (General) One of the critical aspects of an individual’s life is career choice as a career chosen will determine the role pattern need to be played by the individual in the society in the future and the career choice is one of the important processes in life. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that influencing the career choice of the students. This study is to focus on undergraduate students of Schools of Business Management (SBM) in Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah. Undergraduate students were chosen because the right upon graduation, they were the one who will be dealing with the decision on career choice. A total number of 350 students responded to the questionnaire. Statistical Package software for Social Science (SPSS) Version 22.0 was used to analyze the collected data. Reliability analysis, multiple regression and correlation were applied to this study. Pearson correlation analysis results showed that the influence of parents, personal interests and career adaptability consider have a positive relationship to career choices. Moreover, the results of regression analysis showed that the career adaptability exerted great influence on the career choice than parents and personal interest considerations. Recommendations for further study in the future in order to investigate other important factors that influence students’ career choice. 2016 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/5929/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/5929/1/s817744_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/5929/2/s817744_02.pdf text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Austin C. Y. (2004). Factors Influencing African American High School Students in Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy and Engineering Related Goal Intentions. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. UMI Number: 3379343 Bandura, A., Barbaranelli, C., Caprara, G.V., & Pastorelli, C. (2001). Self-efficacy beliefs as shapers of children's aspirations and career trajectories, Child Development, 72, 187-206. Barrick, M. R., & Mount, M. K. (1991). The Big Five personality dimensions and job performance: A meta-analysis. Personnel Psychology, 44, 1-26. Carpenter, C.G. and Strawser, R.H. (1970). 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