Abstract:
Area of the Study
Career aspiration is one of the constructs of Career Development. Therefore this study is to
identify the determinants of career aspiration and its relationship with career aspiration of
Masters of Business administration (MBA) students in selected two national universities in Sri
Lanka.
Problem of the Study
Empirical and theoretical gap to identify the determinants of career aspiration and their
relationship with career aspiration of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) students in
selected two national universities in Sri Lanka.
Method of the Study
The data was collected from 153 respondents (MBA students) in the University of Sri
Jayewardenepura and University of Colombo by administrating a structured questionnaire
which consisted of 22 questions/statements with five point Likert scale. The data analysis
included the correlation and regression analysis conducted using SPSS 16.0 (Version).
Findings of the Study
It was found that there is a strong positive relationship between intrinsic factors and career
aspiration. There was a moderate relationship between job related factors and career
aspiration while there was a negative relationship between familial factors and career
aspiration.
Conclusion of the Study
Since there is a strong relationship between intrinsic factors and career aspiration, when
developing new career development programmes, management should pay their attention to
develop individual factors.
