Development of the Causal Model of Career Success for Cooperative Education Graduates: A Review of Literature

Authors

  • Jittanan Tikul Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology
  • Boonchai Wichitsathian Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55766/ZZYT5475

Keywords:

Career Success, Cooperative Education, Causal Model

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop the causal model of career success for cooperative education graduates. This study was conducted by using a literature review and document analysis of secondary data. The results indicated that the structural model consists of 5 exogenous variables (human capital, occupational self-efficacy, cooperative education experience, organizational sponsorship, and work-family balance) and 2 endogenous variables (objective career success and subjective career success). All of the exogenous variables had a direct effect on objective career success and subjective career success. Besides, all of the exogenous variables had an indirect effect on subjective career success through objective career success.

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