Selecting a Business Major within the College of Business

Autor/inn/en	Roach, David W.; McGaughey, Ronald E.; Downey, James P.
Titel	Selecting a Business Major within the College of Business
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2 (2012) 1, S.107-121 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Business Administration Education; Majors (Students); Decision Making; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Interpersonal Relationship; Job Security; Employment Opportunities; Economic Factors; Career Choice; Self Efficacy; Salaries; Statistical Analysis; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Ökonomischer Faktor; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Statistische Analyse; Collegestudent
Abstract	This study employed a survey in examining the important influences that shape a student's selection of a major in the College of Business (COB). In particular, it compared these influences, by major, to assess which items were most (and least) important to the students majoring in accounting, general business, finance, management, marketing, and MIS. The influences, totaling 37, included internal influences (e.g., interest in the field), external influences (e.g., projected salary), and interpersonal influences (influence of significant others). Some of the findings were consistent with those of prior studies. For example, interesting work was highly important for all business majors, and specific interpersonal influences such as parents, high school teachers, and peers were relatively unimportant. The findings presented herein suggest that the overall impact of interpersonal influence may have been underestimated in previous studies. Unlike many previous studies, this study showed that job availability and job security were more important to students than interest in the field. This study augments the extant literature in that the survey was conducted right after the 2009 recession, which allowed an analysis of student decision making during a period of high unemployment and lingering economic uncertainty. Implications and suggestions for further research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01