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Item An analysis of job placement variables of foreign national Master of Business Administration (MBA) students(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01) Scism, Darby ClaireForeign national (international) students studying business at universities in the United States gain a valuable education, but they have a very difficult time finding work in the U.S because of a variety of cultural, communication, and employment visa issues. Campus career centers need to address the unique needs and concerns of their international student population in order to most effectively assist this select group in their job search. The purpose of this study was to examine the job placement variables of international students graduating from MBA programs across the United States in the 2001 class. A thorough review of the literature summarized the adjustment challenges facing international students, career services, and the job search challenges for international MBA students in particular. Data from 2570 international MBA students were examined to see whether there were differences in post-graduation jobs based on the students?? country of origin, years of work experience prior to the MBA program, and undergraduate major. The dependent variables examined were the base salary of the post-MBA job, the amount of signing bonus, the functional area of the student??s employment, the industry of the employer, and the geographic location of the new job. This study found that students from the North American region earned slightly higher salaries than students from Asia, and that European, North American and South American students received slightly higher signing bonuses than Asian students. The international students entered into similar functions and industries regardless of their country of origin. The majority of students, regardless of country of origin, stayed in the U.S. for employment. There was a direct correlation found between the number of years of prior work experience and the base salary of the student. Students with an undergraduate major in technology earned slightly higher salaries and signing bonuses. The results of this study will assist MBA career services professionals in how they counsel their international students in the job search and salary negotiations. The results may also assist MBA admissions professionals in deciding who to admit to their programs, as placement results are important measures of an MBA program??s success.Item Spirituality and Race in Career Decision Making: Perspectives of Blacks Who Recently Graduated from Undergraduate Programs(2014-06-30) Turner-Driver, TonyaThe purpose of this study was to examine how racial and spiritual identities influenced career decision making among a select group of Blacks who recently graduated from undergraduate programs at a Predominately White Institution (PWI) in the southwest region of the US. This study used career decision making, Black racial identity, spiritual development, and career calling concepts as its conceptual framework. Semi-structured life story interviews were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed for nine Black individuals, who recently graduated from college and identified themselves as being spiritual. Interview data were analyzed using performative analysis. Two themes, Black racial identity and spiritual identity, emerged from the analysis of the data as the most prominent influences of career decision making. Familial relationships, purpose, values, passions and gifts also emerged as bi-directionally influential to Black racial identity and spiritual identity. From the participants' perspectives, racial and spiritual identities served as a guide in influencing the participants? ways of making sense of and interacting with the world. As a result of this study, a career purpose framework was proposed for use with Blacks as they work through life and career. The findings from this study imply that given the importance participants attributed to Black racial identity and spiritual identity in their decision making, the intersection of these identities should be considered for inclusion in career approaches. Recommendations for further research involve studying Blacks through constructivist career approaches, career concepts of mattering, and examining the proposed career purpose framework are provided.