Importance of Social Competency Development During Business University Studies-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Importance of Social Competency Development During Business University Studies

Published:2020-12-01 Issue:4 Volume:11 Page:300-323
ISSN:1804-8285
Container-title:DANUBE
language:en
Short-container-title:

Author:

Depoo Lucie¹,Šnýdrová Markéta¹,Šnýdrová Ivana¹,Petrů Gabriela Ježková¹

Affiliation:

1. University of Economics and Management , Nárožní 2600/9a , Praha , Czech Republic .

Abstract

Abstract Adequate level of social competencies after university graduation is necessary for today’s competitive environment. This study aims to identify and present most important social competencies based on perceptions of students and graduates of case business university. The data were collected by questionnaire survey of graduates in 2017–2018. Two dimensional statistical methods were used to evaluate the results. Examination of graduates leads to identification of factors affecting preferences in higher education to fill expectation of current society and labor market. Specific factors impacting evaluation of business education and its development are discussed. The results show current approaches towards social competency development. Limit of the study is a narrow focus on one private business university. It may be taken as case study and a base for further research and benchmarking between universities.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Law,General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/danb-2020-0018

Reference99 articles.

1. Abbas, J., Sagsan, M. (2019). Identification of key employability attributes and evaluation of university graduates’ performance: Instrument development and validation, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, ahead-of-print (head-of-print).

2. ACBSP (2019). ACBSP standards and criteria for demonstrating excellence in baccalaureate/graduate degree business programs. Retrieved December 12, 2019, from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.acbsp.org/resource/resmgr/docs/Unified_Standards_and_Criter.pdf.

3. Alepis, E., Virvou, M. (2014). Object-oriented user interfaces for personalized mobile learning. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

4. Andreev, A. L. (2018). Sociology as a tool of pedagogical intelligence. Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii, 27(5), 121–129.

5. Azevedo, A., Apfelthaler, G., Hurst, D. (2012). Competency development in business graduates: an industry-driven approach for examining the alignment of undergraduate business education with industry requirements. The International Journal of Management Education, 10(1), 12–28. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijme.2012.02.002.