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Examining Online MBA Students’ Social Presence and Career Planning Self-Confidence

Published:2022-09 Issue:3 Volume:85 Page:319-348
ISSN:2329-4906
Container-title:Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
language:en
Short-container-title:Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

Author:

Ramos Salazar Leslie¹^ORCID,Zhang Yafei¹,Huntington Heidi¹,Khandelwal Priyanka²,Joshi Pradnya³

Affiliation:

1. West Texas A&M University, USA

2. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

3. Southern New Hampshire University, USA

Abstract

It is unknown whether social presence in internet-based MBA courses enhances students’ career success. This study examined general self-efficacy and goal orientation mediation models to determine what strengthens MBA students’ social presence and their career planning self-confidence. Data included 278 online MBA students in an AACSB-accredited college of business. The regression analyses demonstrated that perceived general self-efficacy and goal orientation related to students’ career planning self-confidence. The mediation analyses revealed that internet self-efficacy, perceived general self-efficacy, and goal orientation had an indirect mediating effect on social presence and career planning. Implications are offered for business communication educators.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous),Business and International Management

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/23294906221109191

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