Psychological Capital, Social Capital, Competence Development and Perceived Graduate Employability in Uganda.
| dc.contributor.author | Tusiime, Penlope | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-23T10:40:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-23T10:40:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | A Dissertation Submitted to Makerere University Business School (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research) in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Master of Degree of Human Resource Management of Makerere University. (PLAN A). | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between psychological capital, social capital, competence development and perceived graduate employability at MUBS. The study was based on four objectives. To examine the relationship between psychological capital and perceived graduate employability; social capital and perceived graduate employability; and lastly competence development and perceived graduate employability at MUBS. A cross-sectional survey design that applied a quantitative approach to the study was adopted. The population of the study was 4556 registered final-year undergraduate students at degree level and the sample size of 357 was selected and was determined by applying Krejcie and Morgan (1970). Simple random sampling method was used for selection of respondents and data was analyzed using SPSS to establish the reliability, correlation and regression results. The correlation results showed an existence of a significant and positive association between psychological capital and perceived graduate employability. There was a significant and positive association between social capital and perceived graduate employability and then, there also existed a significant and positive association between competence development and perceived graduate employability. The regression results indicated that competence development is the best and most significant predictor of perceived graduate employability, this was followed by psychological capital and lastly social capital. Therefore, combined together, independent variables could explain 26.5% of variance in perceived graduate employability at MUBS. Consequently, the researcher recommended that Higher Institutions of Learning specifically Universities in Uganda need to work closely with other key stakeholders like employers, students among others to make clear the knowledge, skills and competencies that are currently in demand such that they develop the actual skills, knowledge and competencies needed by the employer. Universities should think of incorporating soft skills to form part of the curricula. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Penlope, T (2022) Psychological Capital, Social Capital, Competence Development and Perceived Graduate Employability in Uganda : A Case of Makerere University Business School. Unpublished Masters Dissertation Makerere University Business School. Kampala, Uganda. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12282/5052 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Psychological Capital, Social Capital, Competence Development and Perceived Graduate Employability in Uganda. | |
| dc.title.alternative | A Case of Makerere University Business School. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |