Essays about: "career behaviours"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words career behaviours.

  1. 1. From Professional Engineers to University Lecturers : A Qualitative Inquiry about Motivations, Experiences, and Decision-Making Processes of Second Career-Changing Lecturers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Luis Miguel Dos Santos; [2023]
    Keywords : Australia; COVID-19; engineer; engineering education; second career changing teacher; self-efficacy; social cognitive career and motivation theory; social cognitive theory;

    Abstract : Background and Research Questions: The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the motivations, experiences, and decision-making processes of a group of professional engineers who decided to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age. Based on the Social Cognitive Career and Motivation Theory and Self-Efficacy Theory, the study was guided by a research question, why would professional engineers decide to switch their career pathway from the engineering industry to education and teaching during their mid-age, particularly in Australia? What are their motivations?  Methodology: In line with the general inductive approach, focus group activity, remarkable item sharing, and member-checking interviews were used to collect in-depth sharing and stories from six participants via the online platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  3. 2. From Conversation to Action : Perceptions and Practices of Allyship in aSwedish Workplace Context

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Laksana Baskaran; Emelie Jin; [2021]
    Keywords : Allyship; Diversity Management; D I; Global Organizations; Workplace Allyship; Training; Discrimination; Cross-cultural DM; Sweden; United States; Allyship; Diversity management; Mångfald och Inkludering; Globala organisationer; Utbildning; Diskriminering; Tvärkulturell DM; Sverige; USA;

    Abstract : Motivated by laws and regulations, moral grounds or the potential business advantages a more diverse workforce might bring, Diversity Management has become an ubiquitous part of organizational practices. Still, minorities are regularly exposed to social and structural discrimination at their workplaces. READ MORE

  4. 3. Leadership Competencies Development through Game-Based Learning

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Marina Covalciuc; Gautier Kerleguer; [2019]
    Keywords : Leadership competencies; Game-based learning; Conceptual research; educational game; leadership development; competency measurement; strategic thinking;

    Abstract : In contemporary world, there is a constant need for leadership development. Technological advancements, excessive uncertainty and severe hostility on one hand and high expectations from subordinates, pressure from stakeholders on another hand force leaders to develop more skills and competencies in order to succeed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women in Male-Dominated Industry :The Construction Industry : A Study of Women's Disinterest, Professional & Social Barriers, Walkout from Construction Industry.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Kaniz Roksana; [2018]
    Keywords : Women; Construction industry; Disinterest; Barriers; Job satisfaction; Work-family conflict and Career change;

    Abstract : Problem: Many women experience problems when trying to enter the construction industry and perceive several barriers in professional practice. As a result, day by day women are losing their interest in building their career within this male-dominated industry and diverting towards other professions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transnational career agents : A comparative study on international engineering students in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Jenny Holm; [2016]
    Keywords : Globalization; internationalization of higher education; international engineering students; career development; career behaviours; career counselling; boundaryless careers; agency; global careers; Sweden; Globalisering; internationalisering av högre utbildning; internationella ingenjörsstudenter; karriärutveckling; karriärbeteende; karriärvägledning; gränslös karriär; global karriär; drivkraft; Sverige;

    Abstract : The mobility of students has increased dramatically in the past decades which primarily is a consequence of globalization (Ninnes & Hellstén, 2005). Many higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world have responded to the global educational trend by actively recruiting students from abroad, with the incentive of maintaining a competitive position on the global, knowledge-based market (Knight, 2004). READ MORE