Jumping on the bandwagon : job-hopping trend in Singapore.

This study attempts to understand the job-hopping phenomena in Singapore. While neo-institutional scholars have emphasized the idea of organizations that are subjected to influences from the environment, they have yet to provide an account on the extent individuals are affected by institutions. The...

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Main Author: Teh, Kai Feng.
Other Authors: Zhou Wubiao
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-438362019-12-10T14:36:57Z Jumping on the bandwagon : job-hopping trend in Singapore. Teh, Kai Feng. Zhou Wubiao School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social institutions DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Applied psychology This study attempts to understand the job-hopping phenomena in Singapore. While neo-institutional scholars have emphasized the idea of organizations that are subjected to influences from the environment, they have yet to provide an account on the extent individuals are affected by institutions. The results of this study suggest that the decision to job-hop is largely affected by way our education system is designed rather than personal motivations. Richard Scott's (2001) "three pillars of institutions" was applied to examine the means institutions provide regulatory, normative or cultural-cognitive influences on personal decisions. Through the descriptions provided by interviewees, individual perceptions about their identity as graduate job-hoppers can be analyzed to indicate the extent in which their aspirations are molded by educational institution. Bachelor of Arts 2011-04-29T02:55:12Z 2011-04-29T02:55:12Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43836 en Nanyang Technological University 37 p. application/pdf
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Teh, Kai Feng.
Jumping on the bandwagon : job-hopping trend in Singapore.
description This study attempts to understand the job-hopping phenomena in Singapore. While neo-institutional scholars have emphasized the idea of organizations that are subjected to influences from the environment, they have yet to provide an account on the extent individuals are affected by institutions. The results of this study suggest that the decision to job-hop is largely affected by way our education system is designed rather than personal motivations. Richard Scott's (2001) "three pillars of institutions" was applied to examine the means institutions provide regulatory, normative or cultural-cognitive influences on personal decisions. Through the descriptions provided by interviewees, individual perceptions about their identity as graduate job-hoppers can be analyzed to indicate the extent in which their aspirations are molded by educational institution.
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