Socially responsible behavior in university graduates

Fara Vargas-Prado K.; Lizbel Jurado-Enriquez E.; Olivia Ramos-Córdova G. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2024) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2024.1.1.1906

Resumen

Today's world is facing increasingly complex challenges; it is considered essential that university graduates are prepared to address these problems in a responsible and efficient manner. The ethical and committed behavior of university graduates is widely valued for its impact on sustainable development and their positive contribution to society. This behavior ranges from responsible work practices to participation in social responsibility projects and community service activities. The purpose is to analyze the level of socially responsible behavior; the study is quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive, conducted on 43 university graduates, selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. A questionnaire of sociodemographic, academic, and labor variables was used, with the questionnaire to measure socially responsible behavior. A descriptive and bivariate analysis was performed through Chi-Square; as for the results on Socially Responsible Behavior 4.7% were in the low category, 48.8% were in the regular category and 46.5% were in the high category. Statistical analysis revealed that there are no significant differences with the sociodemographic, academic, and labor variables (p > .05).

Instituciones: Universidad Tecnológica del Perú; Universidad Autónoma de Ica