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An Exploratory Study of Career Anchors in Business Higher Education

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  • Cãtãlina Radu

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Daniel Jiroveanu

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Georgiana Costache

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Abstract

In this paper we aim to explore the topic of Schein’s career anchors in a particular local context (business higher education in Romania). In order to so, we studied the literature on career anchors and applied the test for 86 students of Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of International Business and Economics, 1st year of study. As expected, we observed a higher negative correlation between general managerial and lifestyle anchors and a series of other general relationships. More than a half of the respondents are autonomy-anchored and more than a third seem to have the entrepreneurial creativity anchor. We are cautious with respect to the results, since people without work experience might find a series of statements very interesting, but value them incorrectly based on a series of assumptions they make. For our small sample we could not validate the hypothesis that women are more lifestyle oriented than men.

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  • Cãtãlina Radu & Daniel Jiroveanu & Georgiana Costache, 2016. "An Exploratory Study of Career Anchors in Business Higher Education," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(1), pages 397-402, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xvi:y:2016:i:1:p:397-402
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    1. Radu Cătălina & Deaconu Alecxandrina & Dobrea Răzvan-Cătălin, 2017. "Dominant drivers of business students," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Sciendo, vol. 11(1), pages 381-389, July.

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    Keywords

    career anchors; business higher education; students; entrepreneurship;
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    JEL classification:

    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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