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A study of the effects of internship experiences on the behavioural intentions of college students majoring in leisure management in Taiwan

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Journal · Vol. 10 · Issue 2 · pp. 61-73
Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to explore the positive and negative effects of the internship experience on the behavioural intentions of college students in Taiwan. The results of this study suggest five major types of experience; sensory, affective, creative cognitive, physical and relational; have different effects on satisfaction, willingness to return to the original internship organisation, willingness to work, willingness to recommend the internship organisation to other students, ability to move between departments during the internship, whether to continue with studies or suspend schooling, career transition, complaints to colleagues within the internship organisation and external complaints. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.

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Internship experiences Behavioural intentions Leisure management

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Author Affiliations
Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Vanung University Taiwan, Chung-Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Institute of Business and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Institute of Business and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Vanung University Taiwan, Chung-Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University of Business, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
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