A framework for understanding minority students' cyber security career interests

Sangmi Chai; Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen; Rajni Goel; H. Raghav Rao; Shambhu Upadhyaya

A framework for understanding minority students' cyber security career interests

Sangmi Chai, Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, Rajni Goel, H. Raghav Rao, Shambhu Upadhyaya

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Recently, a demand toward IT workforce in a cyber security arena is showing an increasing trend. However, under representation of minority workforce in the IT industry is one of reasons for the scarcity of skilled labors in the information security industry. This paper presents various factors that contribute to students' motivation and interest in a cyber security career by exploring career choice theories. This paper investigates, based on the social cognitive theory, the factors that affect students' intrinsic motivation to pursue an information security careers. It further suggests a theoretical framework that explains relationships among students' cyber security career self-efficacy, barriers and cyber security career interests. Finally, this study proposes a research framework that explains minority students' cyber security career choices.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Pages	3415-3420
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006 - Acapulco, Mexico Duration: Aug 4 2006 → Aug 6 2006

Publication series

Name	Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Volume	6

Other

Other	12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Acapulco
Period	8/4/06 → 8/6/06

Keywords

Career choice
Career interest
Cyber security
Minority
Perceived career barriers
Self-efficacy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Computer Networks and Communications
Library and Information Sciences
Information Systems

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Chai, S., Bagchi-Sen, S., Goel, R., Rao, H. R., & Upadhyaya, S. (2006). A framework for understanding minority students' cyber security career interests. In Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006 (pp. 3415-3420). (Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006; Vol. 6).

A framework for understanding minority students' cyber security career interests. / Chai, Sangmi; Bagchi-Sen, Sharmistha; Goel, Rajni et al.
Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. 2006. p. 3415-3420 (Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006; Vol. 6).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Chai, S, Bagchi-Sen, S, Goel, R, Rao, HR & Upadhyaya, S 2006, A framework for understanding minority students' cyber security career interests. in Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006. Association for Information Systems - 12th Americas Conference On Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, vol. 6, pp. 3415-3420, 12th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2006, Acapulco, Mexico, 8/4/06.

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