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Determinants of Career Aspiration: An Empirical Study on Masters of Business Administration Students of Selected Two National Universities in Sri Lanka

Human Resource Management Journal

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Title Determinants of Career Aspiration: An Empirical Study on Masters of Business Administration Students of Selected Two National Universities in Sri Lanka
 
Creator Fernando, R.T.W.; Department of Human Resource Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Jayasekara, P.; Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Resource Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
 
Description Area of the StudyCareer aspiration is one of the constructs of Career Development. Therefore this study is to identify the determinants of career aspiration and its relationship with career aspiration of Masters of Business administration (MBA) students in selected two national universities in Sri Lanka.Problem of the StudyEmpirical and theoretical gap to identify the determinants of career aspiration and their relationship with career aspiration of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students in selected two national universities in Sri Lanka.Method of the StudyThe data was collected from 153 respondents (MBA students) in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and University of Colombo by administrating a structured questionnaire which consisted of 22 questions/statements with five point Likert scale. The data analysis included the correlation and regression analysis conducted using SPSS 16.0 (Version).Findings of the StudyIt was found that there is a strong positive relationship between intrinsic factors and career aspiration. There was a moderate relationship between job related factors and career aspiration while there was a negative relationship between familial factors and career aspiration.Conclusion of the StudySince there is a strong relationship between intrinsic factors and career aspiration, when developing new career development programmes, management should pay their attention to develop individual factors.Keywords: Career Aspiration, Intrinsic Factors, Extrinsic Factors, Job Related Factors, Familial Factors
 
Publisher University of Sri Jayewardenepura
 
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Date 2017-03-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/hrmj/article/view/2866
 
Source Human Resource Management Journal; Vol 3, No 2 (2015): Human Resource Management Journal
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/hrmj/article/view/2866/1912