Making a higher education institution choice: differences in the susceptibility to online information on students’ advice-seeking behavior

Ng, Peggy; Lee, Daisy; Wong, Phoebe; Lam, Regan

doi:10.1108/oir-07-2019-0218

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“…Given that the study aimed to predict proposed constructs in a research model, PLS-SEM was a suitable choice. Notably, PLS-SEM has been extensively applied to other employability and higher education studies (Santos et al, 2020;Ng et al, 2020Ng et al, , 2021 to perform data analysis. Measurement model.…”

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Enhancing perceived employability through work-integrated learning

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2022

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PurposeEmbedded in higher educational settings, work-integrated learning (WIL) is a key reflection to students' perceived employability. The purpose of this study is to explore the antecedents of internal and external perceived employability. The research attempts to test a theoretical model examining the relationships among human capital, work values, career self-management, internal perceived employability and external perceived employability.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 588 students who have internship experience from two self-financing higher education institutions in Hong Kong. We adopted structural equation modelling (SEM) to test the proposed research hypotheses.FindingsResults support the idea that human capital and intrinsic work values are significant antecedents of perceived employability. Furthermore, this relationship is fully mediated by career self-management. The implications of the findings for understanding the process through which psychological variables affect an individual's perceived employability are discussed.Originality/valuePrevious studies have extensively examined the effectiveness of WIL in increasing graduates' employability. However, unclear focus has been given to examine psychological attributes, such as human capital, work values and career self-management in WIL. In addition, few researchers have empirically examined the linkages among human capital, work values, career self-management and employability through internships or WIL experiences. Therefore, to bridge these gaps, the present study examines the effect of human capital, work values and career self-management on students' perceived employability when gaining internships or WIL experiences in a higher education setting.

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“…Notably, PLS-SEM has been extensively applied to other employability and higher education studies (Santos et al. , 2020; Ng et al. , 2020, 2021) to perform data analysis.…”

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Enhancing perceived employability through work-integrated learning

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2022

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“…Attitudes refer to the degree to which individuals hold favorable or unfavorable evaluations of possible behaviors, as they consider the outcomes of performing certain actions (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975). This argumentation suggests that individuals are cognizant and knowledgeable on different issues, hence they may be predisposed to hold biased opinions about something or someone (Kim et al, 2020; Ng et al, 2020). In a similar vein, Eagly and Chaiken (1995) contended that the individuals’ attitudes would usually precede their evaluative responses.…”

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“…The Theory of Reasoned Action and its related Theory of Planned Behavior were used by different researchers to explore the individuals’ attitudes, perceptions and beliefs toward online information (Kim et al, 2020; Ng et al, 2020; Zimmer et al, 2010). Attitudes refer to the degree to which individuals hold favorable or unfavorable evaluations of possible behaviors, as they consider the outcomes of performing certain actions (Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975).…”

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Walking the talk about corporate social responsibility communication: An elaboration likelihood model perspective

Camilleri

2022

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Large organizations, including listed businesses, financial service providers as well as public services entities are increasingly disclosing information on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues through corporate websites or via social media. Therefore, this research uses valid measures from the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) to explore the individuals’ attitudes toward online corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications. The data were gathered from a structured questionnaire among three hundred ninety‐two respondents (n = 392). A structural equations modeling partial least squares (SEM‐PLS 3) approach was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the timeliness, relevance and accuracy of information as well as the source expertise were highly significant antecedents that were affecting the research participants’ attitudes toward CSR communications. This contribution implies that there is scope for content curators to publish quality online information on their business activities to improve their trustworthiness and positive credentials among stakeholders.

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“…This analysis was based on 3 perspectives: technology, pedagogy, and accessibility. Ng et al (2020) examined how the information provided on the Internet influences the choice of HEIs by entrants and investigated the marketing tools of influence through online sources. Máñez-Carvajal et al (2021) found that among the main difficulties that users may face on the sites of HEIs are those related to the perception of information and navigation on the site; another problem is a low level of web-availability on the websites of HEIs of different countries.…”

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Interest in universities based on search queries on the Internet

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The improvement of global Internet access and the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated mass testing of online teaching methods, have forwarded the competition between higher education institutions from the regional level and the struggle for the rich student into the competition for students in all countries. The paper aims to determine the influence of the rating of higher education institutions on the interest of Internet users by conducting a comparative analysis of the popularity of the official names of higher education institutions in search queries in Ukraine and Poland. To do this, a comparative analysis of the change in the interest in leading higher education institutions in Ukraine and Poland in search queries in the Google search engine is carried out. The analysis is performed using the Google Trends web application. As a result, it is found that a high position of the university in the national ranking does not guarantee more search queries about it on the Internet by both national Internet users and users from the neighboring country. In general, Internet users continue to be most interested in universities located in their region at the time of the search.

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Making a higher education institution choice: differences in the susceptibility to online information on students’ advice-seeking behavior

Cited by 12 publications

References 55 publications

Enhancing perceived employability through work-integrated learning

Enhancing perceived employability through work-integrated learning

Walking the talk about corporate social responsibility communication: An elaboration likelihood model perspective

Interest in universities based on search queries on the Internet

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