Estimating the employment performance indicator: The case of Universiti Utara Malaysia graduates

• Main Author: Lim, Hock Eam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing Company 2007
• Subjects: HD Industries. Land use. Labor; LB2300 Higher Education
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/5094/1/Ho.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/5094/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217590807002579

This paper proposes an alternate method of estimating the employment performance indicator using the Cox Proportional Hazard model with competing risk framework. Simple aggregation and the logit model have also been used in the estimating for comparison purpose. Using the data of Universiti Utara Malaysia graduates, the study finds that the Bachelor of Accounting degree has the highest employment performance indicator. There are significant differences found in the employment performance ranking as constructed by the proportional hazard model, logit model and simple aggregation.