This paper introduces a universal framework for service-based learning which provides information systems students with opportunities to gain invaluable hands-on experience. More specifically, ...through this framework, students can develop hard, soft, and interdisciplinary skills in preparation for their first professional careers upon graduation. In addition to introducing the framework, we provide student testimonials and feedback as well as lessons learned from our experience in efforts to prepare and help other schools interested in offering similar growth opportunities to their students to have a smooth and successful implementation.
This study investigates reasons behind high employee turnover of IT professionals through the value placed on intrinsic, extrinsic, leisure, and social rewards. It addresses two questions; what are ...the most preferred work values by IT professionals, and how do they differ from other professions. Data was collected via a survey using subjects from Amazon Mechanical Turk. A sample of 380 respondents was used. Key findings reveal that intrinsic rewards were the most important work values for IT professionals followed by leisure, extrinsic, and social rewards. Furthermore, when compared to the preferences of non-IT professionals, the levels of preferences for intrinsic rewards were statistically significantly higher for IT professionals than all other professions. This study provides valuable insight regarding key motivating factors of IT professionals and offers practical implications for practitioners relating to job characteristics that are most likely to reduce IT turnover and rethink their rewards systems.
This paper introduces a universal framework for service-based learning which provides information systems students with opportunities to gain invaluable hands-on experience. More specifically, ...through this framework, students can develop hard, soft, and interdisciplinary skills in preparation for their first professional careers upon graduation. In addition to introducing the framework, we provide student testimonials and feedback as well as lessons learned from our experience in efforts to prepare and help other schools interested in offering similar growth opportunities to their students to have a smooth and successful implementation.
