Management Careers and Education in Shipping and Logistics

Download or read book Management Careers and Education in Shipping and Logistics written by John Dinwoodie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2000. This investigation into why aspiring managers chose to study shipping and logistics in the UK uniquely discusses the issues which influenced their academic and career choices. It catalogues the attractions and deterrents to advanced study in an industry needing more highly skilled practitioners. Qualitative, quantitative and mapping approaches to modelling the vocational study decision are reported, along with a unique comparison of students’ cognitive maps.