Decoding destinations: unraveling the factors that shape career choices in commerce and management

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual model depicting the factors influencing career choice.

-Formulated by the researcher

Table 1. Impact of Factors influencing students on career choice.

Hypothesis	R. Weights	β	Sig	t-value	R^2	F	Inference
H2	PI → CC	.162	.019	2.356	.337	34.193	Accepted
	PPF → CC	.045	.464	.732
	FJO → CC	.210	.001	3.275
	FF → CC	.011	.871	.162
	WCF → CC	.249	.001	3.368

Note: PI = Personal Interest, PPF = Peer/Parents/Family factors, FJO = Future Job Opportunities, FF = Financial Factors, WCF = Working Conditions related factors, CC = Career Choices.

Table 2. Moderation of barriers between factors and career choice.

Hypothesis	R. Weights	β	Sig	R2	F	Inference
H3	F → CC	.560	.000	.314	155.393	Accepted
Moderation
Barriers/Challenges		R	R^2	Adjusted R2	F	p
Low
Beta	0.605	.605	.366	.358	45.019	.000
T	6.71
P	0.000
Moderate
Beta	0.534	.534	.286	.280	55.174	.000
T	7.428
P	0.000
High
Beta	0.476	.476	.227	.221	35.228	.000
t	5.935
p	0.000
Dependent Variable: Career Choices

Note: F = Factors, CC = Career Choices.

Table 3. Moderation of stream and type of institution between factors and career choice.

Stream	Factors	R	R^2	Adjusted R2	F	p
B. Com
Beta	0.639	.639	.408	.405	122.661	.000
t	11.075
p	0.000
BBA
Beta	0.52	.520	.271	.260	24.516	.000
t	4.951
p	0.000
MBA
Beta	0.388	.388	.151	.128	6.747	.013
t	2.597
p	0.013
M.Com
Beta	0.421	.421	.177	.161	11.202	.002
t	3.347
p	0.002
Dependent Variable: Career Choices
Type of Institution	Factors	R	R^2	Adjusted R2	F	P
University Affiliated Private College/State University
Beta	0.53	.530	.281	.271	28.912	.000
t	5.377
p	0.000
Autonomous/Deemed to be University/ Private University
Beta	0.575	.575	.330	.327	123.188	.000
t	11.099
p	0.000
Government College
Beta	0.147	.147	.022	−.060	.265	.616
t	0.515
p	0.616
Dependent Variable: Career Choices