scholarly journals Exploring the link between student placement learning in business organizations and self-employment preparatory behaviours

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110570
Author(s):  
Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie ◽  
Chinyere O. Elom ◽  
Godwin O. Onajite ◽  
Sunday Okechukwu Abonyi ◽  
Paul A. Igwe
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Employment Outcome ◽  
Work Placement ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Placement Learning

This study draws on social cognitive career theory to test a moderated mediation model of self-employment preparatory behaviours in university students undertaking placement learning in a business organization (PLBO). Using time-lag data from 337 university students undertaking work placement in 123 business organizations, the study hypotheses were tested using PROCESS Macro 3.5. The results revealed that PLBO significantly influenced student self-employment self-efficacy, self-employment outcome expectations and self-employment preparatory behaviours. Also, self-employment self-efficacy and self-employment outcome expectations mediated the relationship between work placement learning and self-employment preparatory behaviours. However, placement supervisor support interacted with PLBO such that greater support from placement supervisors contributed to stronger self-employment preparatory behaviours. The placement learning supervisor support moderated the indirect effect of PLBO on self-employment preparatory behaviours via self-employment self-efficacy and self-employment outcome expectations at all levels (−1SD, Mean and +1SD).

Career Self-Efficacy, Career Outcome Expectations and Vocational Interests among Japanese University Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko Adachi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
The Social ◽  
Career Model ◽  
Vocational Preference

The Social Cognitive Career Model proposes that career interests arise from beliefs about capability to execute a course of activity (self-efficacy), and beliefs about the consequences of performing particular activities (outcome expectations). In our study, 301 Japanese university students were given questionnaires including the Vocational Preference Inventory and scales assessing Career Self-efficacy and Career-outcome Expectations. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated both self-efficacy and outcome expectations were significantly related to vocational interests. Outcome expectations accounted for significant incremental variance in explaining interests across six of Holland's vocational environments. Implications of social cognitive theory for career development and interventions among Japanese university students are discussed.

scholarly journals Perceived supervisor support and learner’s career curiosity: the mediating effect of sense of belonging, engagement and self-efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie ◽  
Chinedu Ochinanwata ◽  
Nonso Ochinanwata ◽  
Paul Agu Igwe ◽  
Gloria Obiageli Okorie
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Work Placement ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study investigates the relationship between perceived supervisor support (PSS) and learner career curiosity and tests the mediating role of sense of belonging, engagement and learning self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a three-wave repeated cross-sectional data collected from 509 final-year undergraduate students of 11 Nigerian public universities, who had completed the compulsory work placement to analyze the influence of PSS on learner’s career curiosity via a parallel mediation involving sense of belonging, engagement (behavioural, emotional and cognitive) and self-efficacy.FindingsThe results show that engagement mediates the path through which PSS influences career curiosity. However, the authors found no evidence that sense of belonging and self-efficacy mediated the relationship between PSS and learner’s career curiosity in this population.Originality/valueThe findings of this study highlight the importance of PSS as a resource that influences learner’s career curiosity, particularly during a work placement.

University entrepreneurship: how to trigger entrepreneurial intent of undergraduate students

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 927-950
Author(s):  
Paola Isabel Rodríguez Gutiérrez ◽  
María del Pilar Pastor Pérez ◽  
Patricia Esther Alonso Galicia
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intent

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the elements and relationships that explain the entrepreneurial intent in university students, evaluating possible gender and degree differences. Design/methodology/approach The study is of quantitative approach, survey research design and cross-sectional method. The instrument used was a self-administered questionnaire answered by undergraduate university students enrolled in a public university. The sampling was stratified random, with a representative sample size of 734 cases. For data analysis and hypothesis testing, a confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model were made. Findings The results show that the entrepreneurial self-efficacy attribute largely explains the entrepreneurial intent, while all other variables, such as entrepreneurial identity aspirations and outcome expectations, play a less important role but maintain some influence. Research limitations/implications According to the findings of this research, institutions of higher education should direct efforts to improve the entrepreneurial skills of students, especially for women. And the creation of an institutional entrepreneurial culture should also be emphasized so that the university students are able to build an entrepreneurial identity. Originality/value The value of the research is the proposed integrative model that explains how to trigger entrepreneurial intent, shows the prominent role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy as a predictor variable of entrepreneurial intent and the role of entrepreneur identity aspirations and entrepreneurial self-efficacy as mediating variables. Additionally, this research identifies differences in the model of entrepreneurial intent derived from the variables of gender and degrees.

Using Social Cognitive Career Theory to Predict Self-Employment Goals

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerry Segal ◽  
Dan Borgia ◽  
Jerry Schoenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Cognitive Career Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Career Theory ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Social Cognitive Career

Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, and Hackett 1994, 1996) proposes that career interests, goals, and choices are related to self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations. It suggests that peopleʼs self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations with regard to self-employment would predict their goals to become selfemployed. This study explores the ability of SCCT to predict goals for self-employment in a sample of 115 undergraduate business students. Results indicated that students with higher entrepreneurial self-efficacy and higher self-employment outcome expectations had higher intentions to become self-employed. These findings imply that educators and policy-makers may boost student entrepreneurial intentions by (1) enhancing studentsʼ confidence to succeed in an entrepreneurial career and (2) enhancing studentsʼ expectations of strong positive outcomes resulting from an entrepreneurial career

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students in Bandung, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
F.X. Supriyono ◽  
Christian Wibisono
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Risk Taker ◽  
The Relationship

Objective - The purpose of this paper is to describe entrepreneurial intentions (EI) among university students in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Methodology/Technique - Adapting the theory of planned behavior, this study measures entrepreneurial self-efficacy, risk tolerance, and desirability of self-employment as antecedents of entrepreneurial intention. Using cross-sectional data from 190 students in Bandung, the analysis uses multiple regression analysis to investigate the relationship among the variables. Findings - The findings show that entrepreneurial self-efficacy and desirability of self-employment have a significant impact on entrepreneurial intentions. Desirability of working for others and risk-averse personalities were found to be suppressor variables, while risk-taker personalities were found to be insignificant. Novelty - The study contributes to the field of entrepreneurial intention research as it investigates the antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions among university students in Bandung based on samples taken from 8 different universities. Type of Paper - Review. Keywords: Entrepreneurial; Indonesia; Intention; Motivation; Students. JEL Classification: L26, I23.

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