The Influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans
This paper investigates the influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans. Its significance lies in bridging the paucity of literature of parents as external consequential influences on the career preferences of individuals. Through a quantitative research method...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1589872023-03-05T15:43:15Z The Influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans Lim, Aqil Wang Jue School of Social Sciences WangJue@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences This paper investigates the influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans. Its significance lies in bridging the paucity of literature of parents as external consequential influences on the career preferences of individuals. Through a quantitative research methodology, this paper examines the effects of Public Service Motivation, Job Security, and Money Beliefs on the employment-sector preferences of individuals and their parents. The results reveal that while parents impart their career-values to their children to a significant extent, the values affect individuals and their parents in different ways and to contrasting ends. Such findings may prove useful for government human resources departments in their aims to recruit the most astute Singaporeans to the public sector. Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2022-06-08T08:21:21Z 2022-06-08T08:21:21Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Lim, A. (2022). The Influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158987 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158987 en HA21_51 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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This paper investigates the influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans. Its significance lies in bridging the paucity of literature of parents as external consequential influences on the career preferences of individuals. Through a quantitative research methodology, this paper examines the effects of Public Service Motivation, Job Security, and Money Beliefs on the employment-sector preferences of individuals and their parents. The results reveal that while parents impart their career-values to their children to a significant extent, the values affect individuals and their parents in different ways and to contrasting ends. Such findings may prove useful for government human resources departments in their aims to recruit the most astute Singaporeans to the public sector. |
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The Influence of parents on the preference for a public service career in Singaporeans |
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