Case Summary:
An internship is a limited duration work assignment, that student take up which help them in their career path. However, the value of the internship is questionable. While some of these are far from fulfilling the dreams, some of them end up exploiting the interns. Irrespective of whether the internship is valuable or not, it is necessary that the interns know the details before coming to an agreement.
Characters in the case:
Remy Agamy who took her internship in a design startup company, Christina Isnardi who took up Internship at Lions Gate Entertainment quoted.
Adequate Information:
Though Internship provides low pay or is unpaid, students take up and prospective employers are also keen on knowing what has been done during the internship. Employers hire interns as it is an easy way to size up and it is also easy to terminate the interns. Some organizations have internship programs as a CSR (Corporate social responsibility) Initiative.
To Determine:
Specific characteristics to be looked for in an internship
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 17 Solutions
Organizational Behavior (17th Edition) - Standalone book
- Understanding BusinessManagementISBN:9781259929434Author:William NickelsPublisher:McGraw-Hill EducationManagement (14th Edition)ManagementISBN:9780134527604Author:Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. CoulterPublisher:PEARSONSpreadsheet Modeling & Decision Analysis: A Pract...ManagementISBN:9781305947412Author:Cliff RagsdalePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Management Information Systems: Managing The Digi...ManagementISBN:9780135191798Author:Kenneth C. Laudon, Jane P. LaudonPublisher:PEARSONBusiness Essentials (12th Edition) (What's New in...ManagementISBN:9780134728391Author:Ronald J. Ebert, Ricky W. GriffinPublisher:PEARSONFundamentals of Management (10th Edition)ManagementISBN:9780134237473Author:Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter, David A. De CenzoPublisher:PEARSON