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Over the last decade, enrollment in information systems (IS) related programs has plummeted worldwide and still remains low despite positive job market predictions. Given the significant negative consequences of low enrollments on both academia and industry, the IS community has focused its efforts on mechanisms to increase enrollments. This study investigates how such a mechanism – social support – influences students’ aspirations to pursue an IS degree. More specifically, the study suggests that social support, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interests are expected to independently and cumulatively affect students’ choice of IS.
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Akbulut-Bailey, A.Y. (2011). The Role of Contextual Support in Increasing Information Systems Enrollments. In: Ariwa, E., El-Qawasmeh, E. (eds) Digital Enterprise and Information Systems. DEIS 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 194. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22603-8_9
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