The Role of Work and Cultural Values in Occupational Choice, Satisfaction, and Success: A Theoretical Statement

Brown, Duane

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00165.x

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“…According to [7]- [9] The career of parents is very much related to the careers choices of their children that parents influence, attitudes and values can strongly influence the individual choice of career and is even stronger in socialist culture due to the fact that respect for and obedience to one"s parents is often a highly prioritized value.…”

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Parental and Peer Influences upon Accounting as a Subject and Accountancy as a Career

Hashim¹,

Embong²

2015

JOEBM

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Abstract-The study sought to investigate the level of influence between parents and peers of Malaysian school students in selecting their career choice as accountants. The study used a mixed approach of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The sample comprised of 309 secondary school students studying accounting principle or commerce subject as respondents to this research. The findings revealed that parents, mothers, in particular are more influential in career choice of the secondary school students compared to their peers. The study discovered that parents' educations have no influence over their children's choice of career. The findings from his study will help teachers and educators have a greater sensitivity to, and a better understanding of the impacts parents and peers' influence have on school students' career choice, as accountant is a worthy profession for them to venture into.

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Section: Parental and Peers Influencesmentioning

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Parental and Peer Influences upon Accounting as a Subject and Accountancy as a Career

Hashim¹,

Embong²

2015

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“…In addition to familial influence on an individual's preferences for combining work and family, research shows that the occupational choices made by parents can exert a direct influence on the career choices of their children. According to (Brown, 2002), family or group influence impact both the decision-making process and the career an individual chooses. Moreover, the economic situation, especially the conditions in the labor market and the stability of employment appear to impact career choices.…”

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Career Preference of Business Graduate in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Some Selected Private Universities

Hossain¹,

Siddique²

2015

Asian bus. rev.

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This paper attempts to investigate the career preference of business graduates of private universities in Bangladesh. A total number of 256 final year business students, irrespective of gender in 15 private universities located in Dhaka city have been interviewed. Majority of the respondents' preferred field for future career development are banks and multinational companies. More than average of the total respondents plans to seek employment in their chosen field specially after obtaining the bachelor's degree. The major business courses that have been chosen by the business undergraduate students for specialization are finance and banking, human resource management, accounting and marketing. Financial benefit and social status were the major motivations for the business graduates' career preference. In case of major reasons of motivation, the male respondents are highly influenced by the financial benefit, social status and good opportunities in the chosen field. On the other hand, the female respondents identified financial benefit, social status and job security as their most influencing reasons behind career preference.

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“…This finding supports Karibe et al's (2009) finding that people make career-related choices to meet family expectations. Brown (2002) and Mitchell and Krumboltz 12 (1996) also reported that people from collectivist families or cultures who embrace the same values tend to choose careers that meet the expectations of reference groups and that people who embrace collective social values experience career satisfaction to the extent that their chosen careers are approved by social frames of reference such as parents and peers. The extracts below support the finding that significant others influence the career-related decisions of students.…”

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Exploring students motives for studying psychology: a qualitative study

Mudhovozi

Maree

2016

SAJHE

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The present study explored participants' motives for studying psychology. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. The research method consisted of a brief survey. Four Black participants (male = 2; female = 2) for the study were purposefully selected from a Historically Black institution of higher learning in South Africa. The data collected through audio-taped individual, semi-structured interviews were analyzed by means of content analysis. The participants were asked to describe their motives for choosing psychology

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The Role of Work and Cultural Values in Occupational Choice, Satisfaction, and Success: A Theoretical Statement

Cited by 282 publications

References 57 publications

Parental and Peer Influences upon Accounting as a Subject and Accountancy as a Career

Parental and Peer Influences upon Accounting as a Subject and Accountancy as a Career

Career Preference of Business Graduate in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Some Selected Private Universities

Exploring students motives for studying psychology: a qualitative study

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