Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia
In the context of COVID-19 and a transforming industry, it is important to evaluate future hospitality graduates’ commitment and motivation towards work and employment. This research thus asks, how do future hospitality graduates make career decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic? The theoretical fr...
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| author | Ng, Kok Ann* Trupp, Alexander * Phongpanichanan, Charuwan* |
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| description | In the context of COVID-19 and a transforming industry, it is important to evaluate future hospitality graduates’ commitment and motivation towards work and employment. This research thus asks, how do future hospitality graduates make career decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic? The theoretical framework draws on Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), whilst the empirical data derives from semi-structured interviews and informal conversations with hospitality graduates in Malaysia. Findings concerning the career decision-making process highlight the role of family on career intention, as well as the surprisingly positive career outlook during COVID-19, and show that work exposure reinforces and influences intention to stay in the industry. |
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| spelling | sunway-21312022-12-02T01:47:14Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2131/ Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia Ng, Kok Ann* Trupp, Alexander * Phongpanichanan, Charuwan* BF Psychology TX Home economics G 154.9 Tourism In the context of COVID-19 and a transforming industry, it is important to evaluate future hospitality graduates’ commitment and motivation towards work and employment. This research thus asks, how do future hospitality graduates make career decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic? The theoretical framework draws on Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), whilst the empirical data derives from semi-structured interviews and informal conversations with hospitality graduates in Malaysia. Findings concerning the career decision-making process highlight the role of family on career intention, as well as the surprisingly positive career outlook during COVID-19, and show that work exposure reinforces and influences intention to stay in the industry. Taylor and Francis Group 2022-09-28 Article PeerReviewed Ng, Kok Ann* and Trupp, Alexander * and Phongpanichanan, Charuwan* (2022) Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. ISSN 1531-3239 https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2022.2128984 10.1080/15313220.2022.2128984 |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology TX Home economics G 154.9 Tourism Ng, Kok Ann* Trupp, Alexander * Phongpanichanan, Charuwan* Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia |
| title | Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia |
| title_full | Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia |
| title_short | Hospitality graduates’ career intentions during COVID-19: evidence from Malaysia |
| title_sort | hospitality graduates’ career intentions during covid-19: evidence from malaysia |
| topic | BF Psychology TX Home economics G 154.9 Tourism |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2131/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2131/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2131/ |