The mediating effect of internship satisfaction on the relationship between OJT factors and career intention among DLSU BSA students and graduates

• Main Authors: Briones, Ava Janelle Mercado, Reambillo, Gabrielle Ann, Vargas, Kazandra Erika Franz Apao, Yeung, Nikki Ysabel Niu
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2023
• Subjects: Internship programs; Vocational guidance; Accounting; Business
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_acc/95; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_acc/article/1106/viewcontent/The_mediating_effect_of_internship_satisfaction_on_the_relationsh.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study determined how individual factors, organizational environment, job characteristics, and contextual factors affect internship satisfaction, and how internship satisfaction mediates the relationship between such factors and career intention using a Partial Least Squares - Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) framework and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative findings of the study showed that organizational environment and contextual factors has a significant positive direct effect on internship satisfaction, while organizational environment and job characteristics has a significant positive direct effect on career intention. Additionally, internship satisfaction has a significant positive direct effect on career intention. For the mediation test, the results showed that internship satisfaction does not have a mediating effect on the relationships between individual factors, organizational environment, job characteristics, and contextual factors, and career intention. The interviews revealed that the participants were generally satisfied with their internship experiences, and they consider such experiences when deciding their careers. However, the participants had diverse career paths and considerations. This mixed-method study serves as pioneering research in accounting education. Accountancy students can consider the results of this study when deciding on a potential internship company, while the Department of Accountancy can utilize the results of this research to gather more comprehensive feedback from students when evaluating their internship experiences. Employers can benefit from this study by determining the aspects of the internship experience that is most valuable to interns. Lastly, it is recommended for future researchers who intend to study this topic further to gather data from a more diverse sample, and to consider other OJT factors that may affect internship satisfaction and career intention.