The purpose of this study was to investigate the root cause of the increased rate of employee turnover at a higher educational institution and how to retain their current employees. The importance of this study was to help the educational institution reduce their employee turnover so they do not continue to struggle to find new talent to replace…

Precarious employment is considered a social determinant impacting the health of workers, families and communities. The Academy is known to utilise non-standard employment contracts, coming under widespread criticism from its social partners for exploitative practices. Whilst there is much research suggesting certain groups (e.g. early career…

In the last two decades, we have witnessed a rapid expansion of higher education in Mainland China and Taiwan, recording a significant increase in higher education enrolments in these two Chinese societies. The massification of higher education in China and Taiwan has inevitably resulted in an oversupply of university graduates, with growing…

This four-year mixed method longitudinal study utilises data collected from four cohorts of Outdoor Education (OE) students to compare "fresher" and "graduate" identities and to explore the impact of identity on graduate employment. Findings demonstrate that compared to other programmes, and the university as a whole, OE…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues around a multiple generational workforce and more specifically, the challenges and benefits for education providers and employers. Design/methodology/approach: Reviewing research papers, analysing academic texts, interrogating market intelligence and contextualising case studies, the…

This report contains the results of the regularly administered alumni survey completed in 2001 by 2,014 students who graduated from Boise State University in the 1998-1999 academic year. The survey accompanies department-wide and college-wide results previously provided. Findings show that unemployment rates were very low for graduates, with only…

Retirees and current employees of the University of California were surveyed about their retirement experiences and plans. Employees who retired prior to the mandatory age were more satisfied with their decision and fared better financially than the mandatory age retirees. (Author)

Data in this report were collected from physics PhDs in the classes of 2000 and 2001, a time when the U.S. economy reached a peak and then entered a downturn. Data were collected from 72% of the class of 2001, a year in which there were 1,214 physics PhDs conferred. The unemployment rate for these classes remained low, at 3%. The proportion of new…

Finds that experiential learning opportunities have a positive relationship to early employment in journalism, that the first job in print journalism has significant impact on future employment, and that the longer an individual works within print journalism, the more likely he or she will move to an executive position at a large paper. (SR)

A study used data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth to analyze the long-term effects of hospitality industry employment on youth. The subsample extracted for the study included all youth who were aged 16-24 in 1980 and employed in the civilian sector for pay at any time in the year. Statistics indicated the hospitality sector was…

A survey was conducted to determine the postgraduate activities of the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Business Administration Classes of August and December 1992. Data collected from these graduates by September 1993 relate to their employment status, geographic location of employment, type of work currently performing, methods of securing…

Provided are results of an American Chemical Society survey on members' employment status and salaries. These results are reported by sex, highest degree, minority status, experience level, and work function/speciality. In addition, salaries of industrial chemists and salaries related to supervisory function are reported. (JN)

This study examined the occupational experiences of 703 deans of medicine during 5 decades to explore whether changes in their prior career paths could explain increasing turnover of deans. Results do not support the hypothesis that shorter tenures of deans in recent decades are related to previous professional experiences or increasing…

A survey was conducted by the Career Placement Services office of the University of Hawaii at Manoa to determine the postgraduate activities of the College of Engineering Class of 1993. Data collected from these graduates (including those who graduated with bachelor's degrees in summer and fall 1992 and spring 1993) by September 30, 1993, related…

This study attempted to produce timely baseline data on the turnover of college presidents and their tenure, using personal, processional, and institutional characteristics. The tenure and turnover of 151 presidents appointed to public four-year institutions between 1987 and 1990 were studied. This population represented 86.8% of all new…