Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market
The objective of this paper is to examine overeducation among Malaysian graduates with focus on its association with predetermined (before they enter the labour market) and current level of overall life happiness.Results reveal that there are a substantial percentage of overeducated graduates.Gradua...
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| description | The objective of this paper is to examine overeducation among Malaysian graduates with focus on its association with predetermined (before they enter the labour market) and current level of overall life happiness.Results reveal that there are a substantial percentage of overeducated graduates.Graduates who reported a higher level of predetermined happiness are less likely to be overeducated. Overeducation is also significantly and negatively associated with one’s current level of happiness.This finding suggests ‘hysterias’ of overeducation and supports Job Competition Theory’s prediction on persistent of overeducation.Thus, happiness might be one of the reasons why overeducation is a persistent and durable phenomenon. |
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| spelling | uum-101042016-04-18T06:21:00Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10104/ Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market Lim, Hock Eam HD28 Management. Industrial Management LB2300 Higher Education The objective of this paper is to examine overeducation among Malaysian graduates with focus on its association with predetermined (before they enter the labour market) and current level of overall life happiness.Results reveal that there are a substantial percentage of overeducated graduates.Graduates who reported a higher level of predetermined happiness are less likely to be overeducated. Overeducation is also significantly and negatively associated with one’s current level of happiness.This finding suggests ‘hysterias’ of overeducation and supports Job Competition Theory’s prediction on persistent of overeducation.Thus, happiness might be one of the reasons why overeducation is a persistent and durable phenomenon. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/10104/1/Ea.pdf Lim, Hock Eam (2013) Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market. International Journal of Business and Society, 14 (1). pp. 93-110. ISSN 1511-6670 http://www.ijbs.unimas.my/ |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management LB2300 Higher Education Lim, Hock Eam Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market |
| title | Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market |
| title_full | Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market |
| title_short | Overeducation and happiness in the Malaysian graduate labour market |
| title_sort | overeducation and happiness in the malaysian graduate labour market |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management LB2300 Higher Education |
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