An exploratory study of an internship program: The case of Hong Kong students

The Affect of off-Campus Internships Program on Universities Student‘s Entrepreneurial Attitude and Capacity

“…Lucas et al (2009) found that British students returned to school from their traineeship sites had more self-confidence and a better understood of business and technology [26]. In a survey of 307 students from four universities in Hong Kong, Lam and Chin (2007) found three expectations held by students before their traineeships: expanding their work experience, developing technical skills, and having the opportunity to join the host company as an employee [28]. In an investigation of the marketing and logistics-related departments of 21 vocational institutions in Taiwan, Chen et al (2014) found that three schools (14.3%) indicated that their school had teaching materials for their off-campus traineeship programs, while 18 schools (85.7%) did not, and that therefore teaching materials for off-campus traineeship programs seemed to be needed at all schools in Taiwan [29].…”

How do hotel and tourism students select internship employers? A segmentation approach

“…However, the industry has encountered difficulties in attracting and retaining workers (Lam & Ching, 2007), leading to a mismatch between labor supply and demand. The labor shortage is not exclusive to a specific region of the world.…”

“…Most previous research has revolved around students' expectations and perceptions of internship programs (Siu, Cheung, & Law, 2012), particularly in closing the gap between expectations and perceptions in order to derive students' satisfaction with their internship experience (Barron, 2008;Lam & Ching, 2007;Singh & Dutta, 2010). Such work undeniably provides educators with useful insights when planning their internship programs.…”

“…Given the difference of cultural values between Westerners and Chinese (Hofstede, 1994), there has been a call for more studies in the Chinese context (Lam & Ching, 2007). Hong Kong has been selected as the location to pursue this study as university students in Hong Kong are primarily Chinese.…”

A Win-Win Dual Internship Model for Turning Graduates Employable

“…All of these benefits have increased the confidence level in students to meet the competitive world. "They assist the intern to bridge the gap between the academic learning process and the practical reality" [7] [8].…”