Mohd Shariff, Mohd Noor and Mohd Jani, Mohd Yusop (2008) Graduates' work experiences in SME's in the northern states of Malaysia. In: 2008 International Council for Small Business World Conference, June 22-25, 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This paper was designed to examine university graduates’ expectations and experiences of employment in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Northern States of Malaysia.A self-reported questionnaire data was gathered from 84 graduate employees. Graduates reported positive experiences in many areas.These often exceeded their expectations, and in general over-met expectations were much more common than under-met ones. The graduates’ work appeared to offer quite high autonomy, the chance to develop a wide range of skills, and to progress towards career goals, at least in the short term. In line with previous research, there were signs that pay; within enterprise career prospects and training were relatively weak areas.Taken as a whole, the results substantiated previous research done and challenge more negative images of employment in small enterprises, and also the preoccupation with under-met expectations in the literature on new entrants to enterprises.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	employment; experiences; graduates; Northern States of Malaysia; SMEs.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Mohd Noor Mohd Shariff
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2016 07:38
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2016 07:38
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/18105

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