Internships have been perceived to play an important role in providing work experience to the students along with their academic coursework. Students gain a firsthand experience of working environment, and application of theoretical principles to the real world problems. The internship experiences are perceived to be formed of a number of factors, such as the supervisory support, working environment, level of tasks, and learning gained from the same. These dimensions are relatively unexplored with respect to the practice of internship in UAE, thus the present research was undertaken. The researcher found the result synonymous to previous findings, wherein the validated constructs of comfort with work environment, positive work environment ,personal traits, and developed new skills were found to have a positive impact on internship experience. Also, the satisfied students were found to be more positive and enthusiastic with respect to expectations for future job prospects.
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Job satisfaction in a work place is a feeling of contentment that a n employee derive from his role and responsibilities in the workplace and is dependent upon a number of factors, pertaining to personal, organizational and environmental factors. Considering the job profile and the demand for quality education among universities, the job satisfaction of academic staff in higher education is also affected. This paper aims to examine the job satisfaction of academic staff in higher education as well as private universities in UAE.This study adopts a quantitative research methodology using survey according to 5-point Likert scale instrument. The survey has been divided into ten internal and external factors to determine job satisfaction of academic staff. The data obtained from the survey has been analysed by using statistical and regression analysis.The study concludes that the academic staff of the private universities in UAE has been significantly satisfied with their jobs. It also found that only few factors have positively influenced job satisfaction, especially, supervisor support, promotion and support from colleagues. On the other hand, the study found that recognition and rewards for work done had a negative impact on job satisfaction of academic staff. This study has important implications for higher education management in the development of job satisfaction of academic staff in the UAE. The authors determined that the selected factors, with few exceptions, behaved accordingly to what was expected.
Entrepreneurs who are operating small businesses focus on faster growth of their firms through greater wealth creation. This wealth creation process requires skill and investment in terms of time and capital. However, the success or failure of entrepreneurial teams depends on personality differences among the entrepreneurs. In this context, the present study explores the impact of the Big 5 model traits on the team entrepreneurship and the performance of the ventures among the small businesses in the UAE. Further, the study encapsulates how these personality traits can help in solving business problems and achieving long term success for the business. In this regard, the researcher conducted a survey on 49 employees working in 5 entrepreneurial businesses in UAE. The findings of the study highlighted that sub-factors of big five leadership traits broad-minded, gregarious, assertive, responsible, anxious and emotionally depressed, significantly impact the team entrepreneurship of small businesses in the UAE, aiding in increased customer base, venture skills, stock values, and innovating of new products.
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