Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis - ECU Access Only
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Business by Research
School
School of Business and Law
First Supervisor
Professor Pi-Shen Seet
Second Supervisor
Associate Professor Denise Jackson
Abstract
This thesis is about the extent to which human capital factors, individual factors and study characteristics influence employment outcomes and perceived overqualification among Australian university graduates. Using Graduate Outcomes Survey data, the study finds certain aspects of human capital (quality of courses, mode of study) and individual factors (gender, international/domestic student status) contribute significantly to graduates’ full-time employment while other factors (skills developed at university, socio-economic status and age) do not. Similarly, adaptive skills, part-time employment experience, SES, and age contribute significantly to graduates’ perceived overqualification. Its main contribution is the development of a more nuanced explanation of graduate employability
Recommended Citation
Valcan, N. (2020). The influence of human capital factors, individual factors and study characteristics on graduates’ full-time employment and perceived overqualification. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2286