Honors College Theses

Publication Date

2026

Major

Management (BBA)

Release Option

Open Access

Faculty Mentor

Rachel Williamson Smith

Abstract

A significant degree of research on workplace values has been conducted to better understand how employees are motivated in the hopes of reducing turnover. There also exists a significant body of literature on how internships impact career outcome and can effectively prepare students for the workforce. However, previous studies have not explored the differences between students who have completed internships in comparison to those who have not. The goal of this research is to determine whether internships create a significant impact on students’ workplace values (e.g. intrinsic, extrinsic, altruistic, and social) when compared to students who have not completed an internship. To assess this, a survey was sent out to Georgia Southern business students with the goal of measuring the differences among those who have or have not completed an internship.

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