A Study on Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Among College Students in Guilin, China

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of vocational extracurricular activities, academic satisfaction, and vocational knowledge courses on career decision-making self-efficacy among college students in Guilin, with the aim of improving students' confidence in career decision-making, supporting better career planning and employment outcomes. Theoretical Framework: Bush's cultural model theory emphasizes that collective values ​and norms within an organization guide leadership behavior through symbols and rituals, providing an important perspective for understanding school culture and its impact on career decision-making ability. Method: A quantitative research method was used to collect data through an online questionnaire survey, and SPSS software was used for correlation analysis and multivariate linear regression analysis. Results and Discussion: The results show that extracurricular activities, academic satisfaction, and career guidance courses are positively correlated with career decision-making efficacy in college students in Guilin, among which career guidance courses have the greatest impact on career decision-making efficacy. Research Implications: This study introduces Tony Bush's educational management culture model, which provides a new perspective for understanding the impact of university organizational culture on students' career decision-making self-efficacy and expands the scope of application of this theory to improve quality of education. Originality/Value: There are few previous studies on the career decision-making self-efficacy of college students in Guilin. At the same time, this study will innovatively explore the use of career guidance courses as one of the independent variables.