Abstract:
As a significant determinant of career success, this study is to discuss the
relationship between self-monitoring and career success by undertaking study
on Management postgraduate students in selected national universities in Sri
Lanka. There are relatively little research that has examined the interaction of
person-based factors such as self-monitoring. This appears to be a fruitful
area for research, examining the impact of self-monitoring on career success.
The main objective of this research is to find out whether there is a significant
relationship of self-monitoring personality on career success. The research
problem of the study is “whether there is a significant positive relationship
between self-monitoring personality and career success. The data were
collected using convenient sample of 128 second year postgraduate
management students within the selected national universities in Sri Lanka
through a structured questionnaire which consisted of 30 questions with five
point Likert scales, six point Likert scales and ratio scales. Data were
analyzed using univariate analysis, correlation and regression analysis. The
finding of the study is that self-monitoring personality of management
postgraduate students was positively and strongly correlated with career
success. Self-monitoring personality was positively correlated with objective
career success of the management postgraduate students within the selected
universities in Sri Lanka. Compared to the objective career success, less
strong and positive significant relationship exists between self-monitoring
personality and subjective career success of the sample. As per the regression
analysis, 46 % of the variance in the career success of management
postgraduate students has been accounted for by independent variable. It is
concluded that self-monitoring personality is one of the major factors which
affects career success of the individual and professionals those who have
achieved significant career success and are highly self-monitored.
