Enhancing the employability of IT graduates in Vietnam | |
| Author | Phan Vo Minh Thang |
| Call Number | AIT Diss. no.DBA-SOM-16-02 |
| Subject(s) | Employability--Study and teaching (Higher)--Vietnam Information technology--Study and teaching--Vietnam |
| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This dissertation identifies the key determinants of employability of Information Technology (IT) graduates in Vietnam and examines their impact on self-perceived employability and the duration of the job search. The study is based on data collected from the responses to an online survey from more than 500 IT graduates from different higher education institutions (HEIs) in Vietnam. Employability, its outcome and its key determinants were integrated into one model. Exploratory factor, confirmatory factor and path analyses were conducted to test the model by means of structural equation modeling. Findings show that self-perceived employability of IT graduates in Vietnam was determined by graduates' English language skills, soft skills, adaptability skills, the quality of the institution's IT program and job seeking efforts. Results also indicated that work experience, professional competencies and employability made the job search duration shorter, but job seeking efforts made job search duration longer. This study fills a gap in the employability research by providing a quantitative explanation about relationships among the employability, the job search duration and their key predictors from different aspects. |
| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Management |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Publication code = DBA-SM, SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Winai Wongsurawat;Badir, Yuosre (Co-Chairperson) |
| Examination Committee(s) | Do, Ba Khang;Do, Ba Khang |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph. DBA.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 |