Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (March 1, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Underemployment is a much discussed but little researched topic. The thesis begins with a broad discussion of the theory and methodology underlying the recent research on underemployment. It then proceeds to a quantitative analysis of underemployment using data from the 1995 follow-up of B.C. college leavers from vocational, technical and two-year academic university transfer programs. The study finds that, overall, one third of B.C. college leavers were employed in jobs that did not require the level of education that they had attained. As expected, there were significant differences by field of study and subsequent occupation. The rate of underemployment among students from academic programs was eight times the rate of underemployment for students from vocational programs and twice that of students from career/technical programs. Additionally, almost a third of all college leavers were employed in Sales and Service occupations and roughly two-thirds of those were underemployed. Labour market segmentation theory provides the most useful theoretical explanation for these findings. The markedly uneven rates of underemployment experienced by college leavers in the core and peripheral sectors support the labour market segmentation perspective. In conclusion, underemployment is a useful, though limited construct. Such a measure should only be used in conjunction with other measures of employment outcomes like unemployment, salary and full/part-time employment status.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 1998. / Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1998. Print version also available.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2002. / Title from title page screen, viewed January 10, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Edward R. Hines (chair), George Padavil, W. Paul Vogt, William L. Tolone. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-102) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--Baylor University, 2006. / Includes bibliographic references (p. 76-78).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1985. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-207). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Underemployment is a much discussed but little researched topic. The thesis begins with a broad discussion of the theory and methodology underlying the recent research on underemployment. It then proceeds to a quantitative analysis of underemployment using data from the 1995 follow-up of B.C. college leavers from vocational, technical and two-year academic university transfer programs. The study finds that, overall, one third of B.C. college leavers were employed in jobs that did not require the level of education that they had attained. As expected, there were significant differences by field of study and subsequent occupation. The rate of underemployment among students from academic programs was eight times the rate of underemployment for students from vocational programs and twice that of students from career/technical programs. Additionally, almost a third of all college leavers were employed in Sales and Service occupations and roughly two-thirds of those were underemployed. Labour market segmentation theory provides the most useful theoretical explanation for these findings. The markedly uneven rates of underemployment experienced by college leavers in the core and peripheral sectors support the labour market segmentation perspective. In conclusion, underemployment is a useful, though limited construct. Such a measure should only be used in conjunction with other measures of employment outcomes like unemployment, salary and full/part-time employment status. / Arts, Faculty of / Sociology, Department of / Graduate

Thesis presented in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Management (in the field of Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation) to the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management, University of the Witwatersrand March 2016 / Employment is a critical factor in development, general, and specifically social development. All else constant, education is an important precursor to employment. Besides university or academic learning that feeds into the white collar or office jobs; technical, entrepreneurial, and vocational training and education although feeding mostly into the pink collar or artisan jobs is an important aspect of education and, therefore, employability. Further, entrepreneurial and related training and education has the potential to create employment. However, little has been written on factors that positively influence employability of technical education graduates. Obviously, one would like to know if there is match between industrial needs and the specialisation of the graduates. The purpose of this research was to evaluate factors influencing employability of technical education graduates in Malawi. The study attempted four research questions, three targeting employees (who are technical education graduates) and these had hypothesis. The fourth research question targeted employers and had a proposition on needs of companies. We reviewed literature to understand the research problem, develop theoretical framework and conceptualise our research. Two theories, theory of demand and supply of labour, and capability approach were employed. Of the three strategies; qualitative, quantitative and mixed, a quantitative strategy using a cross sectional design from a sample of 81 technical education graduates and 30 companies was employed. The results show no significant relationship between employability and the explanatory variables of age, gender, education attainment and skills. A significant relationship (p=0.018) was found between first job of graduates in relation to the field of study, meaning with the right education and the right job match, graduates were more employable. In addition, descriptive statistics indicate a strong relationship for all variables as per the research questions. Technical skills and education attainment seem to affect the duration taken to gain employment. The majority of the graduates were employed in professions that matched their training. Companies have preferences in recruiting graduates. The findings further show that, curriculum, funding and multiple qualifications need harmonisation for effective TVET provision. / MT2016

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by Kenneth, Kai-cheong, Luk. / Quenstionnaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-84). / ABSTRACT --- p.i / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Background of the Study --- p.1 / Theoretical Framework --- p.2 / Research Questions and its Significant --- p.5 / Chapter II. --- Literature Review --- p.9 / Pay Level and Gender --- p.10 / Pay Level and Academic Achievement --- p.13 / Pay focus and Achievement Motivation --- p.14 / Pay Base and Locus of Control --- p.18 / Pay Structure and Machiavellianism --- p.20 / Chapter III --- Hypotheses of the Study --- p.22 / Chapter IV --- Methodology --- p.25 / Sample --- p.25 / Measurement --- p.25 / Independent Variables --- p.25 / Dependent Variables --- p.28 / Controlling Variables --- p.29 / Dummy Variables --- p.31 / Questionnaire Design --- p.31 / Pilot Testing --- p.32 / Statistical Power --- p.33 / Statistical Analysis --- p.34 / Chapter V --- Result of the Study --- p.38 / Hypotheses Testing --- p.55 / Chapter VI --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.58 / Limitation --- p.65 / Implication --- p.67 / Further Research Suggestion --- p.69 / Conclusion --- p.71 / Chapter Appendix 1 --- The Questionnaire --- p.73 / Bibliography --- p.78