Negócios sociais e âncoras de carreira: um estudo sobre o envolvimento dos estudantes universitários

Abstract

Purpose: the objective of this study is to analyze the career anchors (Schein, 1974) of university students involved in social activities. Design/methodology/approach: we chose a quantitative descriptive approach, with the application of a questionnaire to 68 young students participating in the CHOICE ambassador program. Findings: results showed the predominance of the service and dedication to a cause anchor, and the relevance of acting in student and volunteer organizations. The career anchor acts as an influencing factor for the interest in social businesses, while previous involvement in other social activities (volunteering and student entities) seems to be the indicator that shows how much the individual will effectively move in the direction of social businesses. Originality/value: this result demonstrates the existing alignment between the search for a purpose and working in social businesses. Although the involvement in social activities is becoming increasingly present in university life, companies still do not know how to determine the value of these experiences. Therefore, we emphasize the importance of studying this phenomenon and bringing information that allows these barriers to break, after all, society increasingly needs new solutions to social problems.

Career anchors and value orientations as tools for evaluating soft skills of technical university students in the context of digital socialization

“…Fogaça L.S. et al [12] studied how career anchors and social business are interconnected, the sample consisted of 68 young students of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sheveleva A.M. et al [13] found out how career anchors are related to the motives of educational and labor activity of students who receive the qualification of a teacherpsychologist, the sample consisted of 114 people -students of the Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation.…”