| dc.description.abstract | This research was conducted to investigate the factors affecting Business
Administration fresh graduates’ occupational decision in a setting where cultural values
consisting of collectivists and individualists are present and to explore the magnitude of
impact Individualism and Collectivism have on these antecedents of Occupational
decisions. These antecedents are Extrinsic factors, Intrinsic factors, Career exposure,
Family influence, and Peer influence. This study was performed in Vietnam with the help
of participants, specifically senior university students and those who have work
experience from 1 to 3 years majoring in Business Administration. The study’s responses
were in both online and offline survey forms. Two questionnaires were used, one for
evaluating the participants’ degree of Individualism and Collectivism values and one for
the antecedents. A total of 303 responses were collected and analysed through utilizing
SPSS 22.0 and SmartPLS 3.0. According to the findings of this study, Peer influence and
Career exposure have highest positive influence on Occupational decisions of fresh
graduates majoring in Business Administration. Intrinsic factors have a relatively
moderate influence while Extrinsic factors and Family Influence have negative effect on
the dependent variable. The study also points out how Collectivism correlates the most
with Peer influence while Individualism correlates the most with Extrinsic factors.
Limitations and recommendations are discussed in the final chapters to help Business
Administration fresh graduates’ have guidance in their career paths. | en_US |
