Faculty Mentor
Rachel Smith
Location
Russell Union Room 2084
Type of Research
On-going
Session Format
Oral Presentation
College
Parker College of Business
Department
Management
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 will be sent out to Georgia Southern business students with the goal of measuring the differences among those who have or have not completed an internship. After data collection, group differences will be assessed.
Keywords: Internships, intrinsic values, extrinsic values, altruistic values, social work values, undergraduate students
Program Description
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DOI
10.20429/GS4.2026.017
Start Date
4-23-2026 2:00 PM
End Date
4-23-2026 2:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Williams, Jasmine, "From the Classroom to the Workplace: The Role of Internships in Shaping Student Values" (2026). GS4 Student Scholars Symposium. 138.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2026/2026/138
From the Classroom to the Workplace: The Role of Internships in Shaping Student Values
Russell Union Room 2084
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 will be sent out to Georgia Southern business students with the goal of measuring the differences among those who have or have not completed an internship. After data collection, group differences will be assessed.
Keywords: Internships, intrinsic values, extrinsic values, altruistic values, social work values, undergraduate students
