Benefits to Host Organizations from Participating in Internship Programs in Botswana

Autor/inn/en	Mgaya, Klodwig; Mbekomize, Christian
Titel	Benefits to Host Organizations from Participating in Internship Programs in Botswana
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 15 (2014) 2, S.129-144 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-2882
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Internship Programs; Cooperative Education; Experiential Learning; Employer Attitudes; Community Benefits; Factor Analysis; Social Responsibility; Institutional Advancement; Cost Effectiveness; Adoption (Ideas); Business Administration Education; Stakeholders; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Likert Scales; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Kooperativer Unterricht; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Faktorenanalyse; Soziale Verantwortung; nicht übertragen; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala
Abstract	Across the globe internship programs have gained the attention of many tertiary institutions. Many researchers have found the internship programs to be beneficial to the students, tertiary institutions and host organizations. The Faculty of Business at the University of Botswana runs an internship program which attaches students to various organizations for a period of ten weeks. This study presents the views of host organizations on their commitment to continue supporting the internship program and the structure of benefits that they get from it. Closed and open-ended questions were used to collect the views and an exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze the responses. The findings suggest that host organizations benefit in four ways: fulfillment of corporate social responsibility, enhancement of corporate image, gaining of new idea, and cost savings. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education. University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-838-4892; e-mail: editor@apjce.org; Web site: http://www.apjce.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01