TY - GEN
T1 - Factors influencing the career choices of engineering management students
AU - Calisir, Fethi
AU - Atahan, Levent
AU - Aykut, Ceylan
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Career choice is an important process for all individuals. This study is aimed at determining the factors that influence career choice among engineering management students in Turkey. A questionnaire was applied to 152 engineering management students of top tier Turkish universities. Statistical analysis of the gathered data indicated that the most important factors influencing career choice decisions are the individuals' educational background and training, and having the freedom and opportunity to make future career decisions in their chosen career path. The most influential individuals and relationships include those of the significant other/partner as well as managers. In addition, the data gathered from the questionnaire was analyzed to examine the effects of protean/conventional career orientation and cultural views on individualism/collectivism on the career choice of engineering management students. Copyright, American Society for Engineering Management, 2012.
AB - Career choice is an important process for all individuals. This study is aimed at determining the factors that influence career choice among engineering management students in Turkey. A questionnaire was applied to 152 engineering management students of top tier Turkish universities. Statistical analysis of the gathered data indicated that the most important factors influencing career choice decisions are the individuals' educational background and training, and having the freedom and opportunity to make future career decisions in their chosen career path. The most influential individuals and relationships include those of the significant other/partner as well as managers. In addition, the data gathered from the questionnaire was analyzed to examine the effects of protean/conventional career orientation and cultural views on individualism/collectivism on the career choice of engineering management students. Copyright, American Society for Engineering Management, 2012.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84883414378
SN - 9781627482820
T3 - Annual International Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2012, ASEM 2012 - Agile Management: Embracing Change and Uncertainty in Engineering Management
SP - 213
EP - 219
BT - Annual International Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2012, ASEM 2012 - Agile Management
T2 - 33rd Annual International Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2012, ASEM 2012 - Agile Management: Embracing Change and Uncertainty in Engineering Management
Y2 - 17 October 2012 through 20 October 2012
ER -