Effect of Gender and Location on Career Indecision among Management Undergraduates in Sri Lankan State Universities

Abstract

Career Indecision has been seen as one of the essential and focal subjects of career psychology, which has caught the consideration of numerous scientists because of its money related and mental costs (Osipow, 2009). Therefore, most researchers revealed career decision-making related problems are leading to arise career indecision (Lock, 2009). Career indecision is a negative status refers to an inability to select a career goal or having selected a career goal, to experience significant feelings of uncertainty about the goal (Callanan and Greenhaus, 2010). According to the Sri Lanka scenario, Management undergraduates record the significant percentage (around 20%) from total Sri Lankan undergraduates and it has gradually risen. (University admission handbook, 2017-2018). As a creating nation like Sri Lanka, there is a tremendous interest in managerial experts to offer help for financial development and adding to the achievement of unstable business conditions (Liyanage, 2013). Graduates passing out from state universities could be considered as an important asset with regard to uplifting the country’s economy (Ukil, 2016). Graduates' contribution to the enhancement of the knowledge workforce is massive. Their caliber at the strategic business level is a major determinant in the growth of the state as well as private institutions. However, the issue at hand is, the current economic situation of the country has not expanded in order to create value-added employment opportunities for graduates. Therefore, graduates do not motivate to take correct decisions regarding their career prospects. Thus, the research question of this study is to identify whether there is any significant impact on career indecision based on gender and geographical location. In order to find out the answer to the research question, the general objective is to identify the impact on career indecision based on gender and the geographical location.