Analysis of factors and drivers in graduates success among Portugal, India and Italy- extracurricular activities before university

Field lab: Business project

Success is a controversial concept, and this field lab aims to delineate different factors and drivers in graduates’ success across Portugal, India and Italy. The following research focuses on extracurricular activities performed before enrolling in University. The study starts with a literature review in order to support the notion of our research topic; qualitative analysis was made through two focus groups per nationality. From these, a questionnaire was developed in order to test the findings of the qualitative research. Findings show a possible correlation between people of different nationalities, income and gender and how they perceive the importance of extracurricular activities.