Exploring the Relationship between Career Decision-Making and Job Insecurity: Evidence from Bangladesh

Project ID: ARP/2023/A&S/04/05

Funding Source: AUST Internal Research Grant

Project Awarded: 13th September, 2023

 

Principal Investigator:

Md. Iftekhar Arafat

Assistant Professor, A&S Department, AUST

 

Co-principal Investigator/s:

Md. Ifte Khyrul Amin Abbas

Assistant Professor, A&S Department, AUST

 

Md. Saddam Hossain

Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University

 

Md. Mahmudul Hasan Sagar

University of Queensland, Australia

 

Project Duration: 1 year

Budget approved: 4,97,000/-

 

Expected Research Outcomes:

  • The study aims to offer insights that can aid in the promotion of decent work and sustainable economic growth SDG 8 by scrutinizing the correlation between career decision-making and job insecurity.
  • It seeks to identify factors that can enhance job stability and security, ultimately leading to improved working conditions and better economic opportunities for individuals in Bangladesh.
  • The study findings will have various theoretical and practical implications in different aspects of career including career decision making, career satisfaction, career counseling etc.
  • In addition, this research will unravel the relationship of the mentioned factors which will help both employers and employee in Bangladesh for making proper career decision in different areas including professional and career development.